Netflix unveiled its anime line-up for the year at the AnimeJapan event in Tokyo, including feature film Ultraman: Rising and TV series Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance and Rising Impact.
The streamer’s anime slate launch comes just a few days after announcing that it will release Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film The Boy and the Heron on its platform globally, alongside a library of other Studio Ghibli films (excluding U.S. and Japan).
Feature film Ultraman: Rising will premiere on June 14 and stars Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe and Tamlyn Tomita among others. It follows baseball pro Ken Sato, who reluctantly returns home as Ultraman as Tokyo is under siege from rising monster attacks. However, he is forced to adopt a
35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju and is confronted with the challenge of parenthood while protecting the baby from forces bent on exploiting her.
The film is a collaboration between Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions,...
The streamer’s anime slate launch comes just a few days after announcing that it will release Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning film The Boy and the Heron on its platform globally, alongside a library of other Studio Ghibli films (excluding U.S. and Japan).
Feature film Ultraman: Rising will premiere on June 14 and stars Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe and Tamlyn Tomita among others. It follows baseball pro Ken Sato, who reluctantly returns home as Ultraman as Tokyo is under siege from rising monster attacks. However, he is forced to adopt a
35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju and is confronted with the challenge of parenthood while protecting the baby from forces bent on exploiting her.
The film is a collaboration between Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
After the first teaser and key visual were released back in December of last year, Netflix has taken to AnimeJapan to unveil the first full trailer for the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance 3Dcg anime, produced and developed using Unreal Engine 5. The anime will be released this Fall worldwide. As previously reported , the project will consist of six episodes, with production handled by Sunrise and partner Safehouse Inc. in a co-production role. Netflix has also released an updated synopsis for the series: In the year 0079 of the Universal Century, the Principality of Zeon declares independence from the Earth Federation, plunging the two nations into war. Thanks to a revolutionary new weapon known as a Mobile Suit, the Zeon Force initially gains the upper hand. However, they lacked the power to take control of the entire Earth, bringing the war to a stalemate. Eleven months into the war, the...
- 3/23/2024
- by Humberto Saabedra
- Crunchyroll
Anime and manga fans will know what the Gundam series is in that world. This long-running franchise has spanned numerous anime, manga, and video games and is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable titles from the world of manga and anime. The series has been evolving over the years, reaching new heights and exploring new realms. In light of that fact, we are happy to announce that Netflix’s upcoming Gundam series, Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance, has received its first trailer and confirmed a Fall 2024 release date.
As officially described by the streaming service, Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will be a completely new take on the franchise’s history, as you can see from the official description:
“Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance” is an all-new original animation composed of six 30-minute episodes focusing on the European front of the One Year War, which was the setting of the first Gundam series,...
As officially described by the streaming service, Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will be a completely new take on the franchise’s history, as you can see from the official description:
“Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance” is an all-new original animation composed of six 30-minute episodes focusing on the European front of the One Year War, which was the setting of the first Gundam series,...
- 3/23/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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