The victory belongs to otakus around the world, at least in 2021. According to creative director of anime Kohei Obara at Netflix Variety magazine that “ more than half ” of Netflix's global audience watched “ anime content on the platform ” in the year 2021.
Therefore, the number rises to 90% in the case of Japanese Netflix subscribers. Your full comment:
Anime is one of the pillars of our investment in Japan, which was watched by almost 90% of our affiliates last year. At the same time, interest in anime has grown around the world, with more than half of our members globally tuning in last year.
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From diversifying our programming to returning fan favorites, we want our members to continue discovering and loving anime, both in Japan and around the world, with this new chapter in the anime industry on Netflix.
Netflix has revealed forty anime titles set to debut on the service in 2022, including new series and fan favorites. Among the titles revealed at the AnimeJapan 2022 is Thermae Romae . Other titles of note include Kotarou wa Hitorigurashi ( Kotaro Will Live Alone ) and Rilakkuma to Yuuenchi ( Rilakkuma's Theme Park Adventure ).
Finally, films like Bubble , and Ame wo Tsugeru Hyyouryuu Danchi ( Drifting Home ) from Studio Color are coming soon to the platform.
Via: Variety
