New Anime Shows On Netflix Announced; CEO Release Statement!
Subscribers can expect more anime shows on Netflix, as the company plans to start creating its own animated programming, according to GoBoiano. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings see this as a way to produce unique shows for a global audience.
Hastings announced that this move will create more original content that will be available in 2016, as reported by Engadget. Netflix has a budget of $5 billion on new content, and the shows that they plan to create are geared towards an international audience.
Aside from anime, Hastings is also looking to add more Bollywood programs, set for next year's release.
Hastings addressed the need to create new content as "going beyond the normal spectrum to get quality and you really stretch to the things you can do." He acknowledged that this is made possible with the technology available today, saying that "on-demand and the internet really gives you that power."
Creating "localized" content is a way to introduce unique shows that are unavailable to Netflix competitors, according to Engadget. It lets the network broaden their programming scope, giving more focus on the international audience, and not just the American viewers.
Creating original anime shows is the next step logical step for Netflix, after exclusively distributing "Knights of Sidonia" back in 2014. The space anime was localized and made available via streaming in all of Netflix territories, according to GoBoiano.
The plan to create original anime shows on Netflix coincides with one of their latest international moves. They launched Netflix Japan last September, carrying original productions like "Orange Is the New Black," and "Narcos," along with an extensive library of anime shows, according to Japan Times.
Netflix Japan is still incomplete, and that "doesn't come close to equaling what's offered on overseas versions of the site," reports Japan Times. The series "Man Men" only has the first three seasons, instead of carrying the complete seven seasons. Fan favorites "Game of Thrones" and "House of Cards" are also unavailable.
