Anime fans are in it for a treat as Nippon TV, a leading Japanese entertainment company, has licensed 13 of its popular anime titles to stream on Netflix.

Nippon TV is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System. Furthermore, it covers several fields in entertainment such as Sports, News, Variety shows, Dramas, and Animation. 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix has continuously pushed into the anime space. They have signed several content agreements with Japan’s biggest entertainment companies. In addition, Netflix mentioned that over 222 million subscribers watch anime on their platform. Therefore, providing more shows would be beneficial for both Netflix and its subscribers.

The agreement with Netflix and Japan’s Nippon TV is a new distribution deal that will stream 13 popular anime titles to the platform. Previously, the two companies have released Old Enough! for streaming.

The first three titles will be launched on September 01, 2022, in more than a hundred countries. Moreover, these countries include Spain, Italy, Finland, Turkey, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and more.

The First 3 Anime Titles launching this September

Anime News Network reported a statement from Akane Inoue, Anime Sales, and Licensing, International Business Development, and Nippon TV. The success of Old Enough!, alongside their drama series and entertainment shows streaming across Asia paved the way for a new deal with Netflix. 

“For many years, anime has been a driving force at Nippon TV where we have been producing hit anime titles such as HUNTER X HUNTER, DEATH NOTE, and many more. With anime continuing to surge in popularity around the world, the timing could not be better for this exciting partnership with Netflix. I have no doubt anime fans will be talking about these titles the world over.”

Here is a brief overview of the first three titles that will be released this coming September on Netflix:

Ouran High School Host Club

• Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. Additionally, the series is serialized in Hakusensha‘s LaLa magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. 

• It follows the main protagonist, Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Academy that stumbles upon the popular host club. Due to high debt, she has to crossdress as a man and become a host for the female students of the school. It is a romantic comedy story that satirizes the stereotypes often found in shojo manga.
• The anime adaptation is a 26-episode television series aired between April 5 and September 26, 2006, on NTV. It was directed by Takuya Igarashi, with Yōji Enokido handling the series composition and writing the scripts. The cast includes Maaya Sakamoto as Haruhi Fujioka and Mamoru Miyano as Tamaki Suoh.

Claymore

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• Claymore is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi. It debuted in Shueisha’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump in June 2001, where it continued until the magazine was shut down in June 2007.

• The series is set on a fictional medieval island. Moreover, humans are plagued by Yoma, humanoid shape-shifters that feed on humans. A mysterious group, known as The Organization, creates human-Yoma hybrids to kill Yoma for a fee. These female warriors wear armored uniforms. The public refers to them as “Claymores”, alluding to their claymore swords, or “Silver-eyed Witches”, due to their silver eyes.
• The adaptation is a 26-episode television series produced by Nippon Television, D.N. Dream Partners, Avex Entertainment, and Madhouse. In addition, it was broadcasted on Nippon Television from April to September 2007. The anime is directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka, with Yasuko Kobayashi handling the series composition.

Hunter X Hunter

• Finally, Hunter X Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since March 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006.
• The story of Hunter X Hunter revolves around a young boy named Gon Freecss. He discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a notable Hunter. In addition, these Hunters are licensed professionals. They specialize in locating rare animal species, treasure hunting, or hunting down lawless individuals. Gon departs on a journey to become a Hunter and eventually finds his father. Gon also meets various Hunters along the way.

• The first animated series included 62 episodes. It was produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. Furthermore, the first series was broadcasted on Fuji Television from October 16, 1999, to March 31, 2001. As of September 23, 2014, the series currently has 148 episodes. 
• Netflix will be releasing the first 38 episodes of Hunter X Hunter in 104 countries. Recently, the creator Yoshihiro Togashi turned to Twitter. He announced the series’ comeback last May 24. According to Togashi’s first official tweet, the manga series will have “four more episodes for the time being,” along with a photo of what seems to be the corner of a manga sketch.

とりあえずあと4話。 pic.twitter.com/OwoB4ljp1x

— 冨樫義博 (@Un4v5s8bgsVk9Xp) May 24, 2022

Other Anime titles Netflix will be releasing

• After Netflix releases the titles Ouran High School Host Club, Claymore, and the first 38 episodes of Hunter X Hunter, the other 10 titles will follow. These titles include Death Note, Death Note: Relight 1 and Death Note: Relight 2, From Me to You, From Me to You S2, Berserk, Parasyte: The Maxim, Nana, Hajime No Ippo: The Fighting! and Monster.

The announced 13 titles are not only popular, but they are also iconic anime titles that hold an emotional attachment for long-time fans. Streaming these titles on a popular streaming platform such as Netflix would not only give these fans an opportunity to rewatch, but new fans will also discover these treasured gems!

Moreover, The Hollywood Reporter stated that during the AnimeJapan convention in Tokyo in April, Netflix revealed that it would launch 40 new anime titles. These new titles span a growing range of genres in 2022 alone. We definitely cannot wait for the new anime titles to be released! 

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