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This category is for Japanese animated films and series considered Netflix Originals. These shows are streaming exclusively on Netflix worldwide. Depending on production circumstances, they may or may not get a first-run broadcast on Japanese television.
Baki is a 2018 original net animation series adapted from the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki.It covers the second part of the manga Baki the Grappler series and is directed by Toshiki Hirano at TMS Entertainment with character handled by Fujio Suzuki and scripts overseen by Tatsuhiko Urahata. [1]
BNA: Brand New Animal (Japanese: BNA ビー・エヌ・エー, Hepburn: Bī Enu Ē), simply known as BNA, is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Trigger and directed by Yoh Yoshinari. The series' first six episodes premiered on Netflix in Japan in March 2020; another six episodes premiered in May of the same year.
The series was originally announced on June 8, 2022; the series was announced to adapt stories from Junji Ito's The Hanging Balloons, Sōichi, and Tomie manga. [6] The series is directed by Shinobu Tagashira and produced by Studio Deen, with Kaoru Sawada writing the scripts and Yuki Hayashi composing the music, all of whom worked on the previous anthology series adapting Ito's works, Junji Ito ...
Tokyo Swindlers (Japanese: 地面師たち, Hepburn: Jimenshitachi) is a Japanese streaming television series directed and written by Hitoshi One. [1] Produced by Nikkatsu Corporation and Booster Project for Netflix, and stars Go Ayano and Etsushi Toyokawa. [2] The series was released worldwide on July 25, 2024. [3] [4]
The series used Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as a model for the character of Musashi. [1] The series' theme song is " The Loneliest " performed by Måneskin . It was released on Netflix on November 2, 2023.
Netflix greenlit the project with Thomas serving as showrunner of the series. [9] Instead of a traditional historical anime series, the story was developed as a reimagined take of feudal Japan set in a world of science fiction and fantasy elements, such as magic and mecha, to set it apart from other jidaigeki anime. [10]
The series is directed by Yūzō Satō. [3] At the next year's Geeked Week, Netflix released the first look at some of the series art and character designs. [4] A trailer was released in September 2022, revealing that Ryuichi Sakamoto composed the music for the series as well as the main Japanese and English cast members. [1]