Written by Ross Locksley on 17 Oct 2017
The Verge has reported on a statement from online media giant Netflix that states they are looking to invest in 30 new anime shows for 2018.
Netflix has dipped a toe in the anime waters with shows such as Blame, Castlevania, Ajin: Demi Human and Knights of Sidonia among others, and has clearly seen enough potential to use part of an $8 billion dollar budget for programming to green-light a slew of new shows.
The anime industry in general is a hard place to gain ground in recent times, with only a handful of shows each season going on to become hits, so doubtless this foreign investment will be welcomed by the industry in Japan.
Back in August, Dan Barnett reported on 7 new titles coming from Netflix, so an additional 23 titles is a huge upscale from that original position.
New titles announced include;
More news as it comes in!
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time.
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