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Netflix Says 50 Percent of Global Users Now Watch Anime, Reveals Expanded Slate

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Jul 7, 2:07 AM
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According to Netflix, more than 50 percent of its members — amounting to over 150 million households, or an estimated 300 million viewers — now watch anime. The company says anime viewership on the platform has tripled over the past five years, with 2024 marking a record-breaking year: 33 anime titles appeared in Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Non-English) rankings, more than double the number in 2021.

The streamer also revealed that anime content was viewed over 1 billion times globally in 2024, and that 80 to 90 percent of users opt to watch anime dubbed. To capitalize on the demand, Netflix has begun offering anime titles with dubbed audio and descriptions in up to 33 languages.

Leading the streamer’s upcoming slate is Sakamoto Days, the hitman-turned-family-man action series based on the popular manga. The first season of the title spent 10 weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 and charted in 54 countries, including Japan, Korea, France, and Argentina. New weekly episodes will begin streaming on July 14.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-anime-slate-2025-1236307714/

>80 to 90 percent of users opt to watch anime dubbed

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Jul 7, 2:12 AM
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So Netflix are claiming that they just open the anime floodgates, they built a global otaku waterpark and half the planet’s already splashing in it
Jul 7, 4:35 AM
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Hopefully that won't lead to anime having more self-censorship to adapt to global sensibilities.
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Jul 7, 6:05 AM
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I am not really surprised by the dubbed part. Though it make me wonder what they count as "now watch anime" and how many viewers watch anime yearly. Because I am pretty few signed up to Netflix to just watch Cyberpunk or few other titles then un-subbed after watching it along with few other titles. Netflix does have Pokemon so I would think they end up counting that also if member has their kids watch it. Either way, Netflix probably try to get more Anime titles on their streaming service.
Jul 7, 7:20 AM
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I don't even watch anime on Netflix. In fact, I don't even use Netflix.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1
Jul 8, 1:34 PM
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Crunchyroll costs me about $8.50 a month and honestly covers 90% of my anime needs. HiDive might as well be free, I think it's $100 a year but haven't noticed.
Netlflix wants $18 a month. That's a ripoff. And they didn't even have some of the movies I wanted to watch. Dropped it in 2021 never looked back.
Jul 8, 1:38 PM
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Who doesn't like to watch anime? I watch anime everyday.
Here is my Pixiv account of my hentai drawings.....

https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/104739065

Here is my blog....

https://theendofindustrialcivilization.blogspot.com/?m=1

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