New Anime Content Coming to Netflix

Yesterday in Tokyo, Netflix announced a slate of exciting new anime programming and some new video in support of upcoming anime programming, including the following:

Cannon Busters

Created, directed and executive produced by LeSean Thomas (Children of Ether), the series follows the adventures and exploits of S.A.M, a high-end, royal-class friendship droid who's joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M's best friend, the heir to a powerful kingdom under siege. Twelve episodes are being produced by Manga Entertainment Ltd, Nada Holdings and Satelight (Macross Delta).

Writers: Natasha Allegri (Creator of Bee & Puppycat), Anne Toole (Writer's Guild nominee for The Witcher video game), Nilah Magruder (M.F.K. web series) and LeSean Thomas, among others.

Story Editor - Matt Wayne (Justice League Unlimited, Niko & The Sword of Light)

Devilman Crybaby

The protagonist Akira Fudo (Koki Uchiyama) learns from his best friend, Ryo Asuka (Ayumu Murase), that an ancient race of demons has returned to take back the world from humans. Ryo tells Akira that the only way to defeat the demons is to incorporate their supernatural powers, and suggests that he unite with a demon himself. Akira succeeds in transforming into Devilman, who possesses both the powers of a demon and the soul of a human. The battle of Devilman and Akira Fudo begins. The series, comprised of 10 episodes, is a Science SARU production and will launch on Netflix globally in Spring 2018.

Original story: Devilman by Go Nagai.

Director: Masaaki Yuasa

Screenplay: Ichiro Okouchi

Music: Kensuke Ushio

Devilman Crybaby Teaser Trailer

B: The Beginning (formerly known as Perfect Bones)

In a world powered by advanced technology, crime and action unfold in the archipelagic nation of Cremona. Koku, the protagonist. Keith, the legendary investigator of the royal police force RIS. A mysterious criminal organization. A wide variety of characters race through the fortified city as it is beset by the serial killer, Killer B, and a chain of crimes in this suspense drama by director Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I.G. The series is comprised of 12 episodes and is a Production I.G. series that is set to debut globally on Netflix in Spring 2018. B: The Beginning stars Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Asami Seto, Hiroki Touchi, Minoru Inaba, Ami Koshimizu, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Shintaro Tanaka, Atsushi Goto, Toshiyuki Morikawa and Kaito Ishikawa.

Original: Kazuto Nakazawa x Production I.G.

Directors: Kazuto Nakazawa, Yoshinobu Yamakawa

Producer Rui Kuroki

Screenplay: Katsunari Ishida

Character Designer and Key Animation Supervisor: Kazuto Nakazawa

Color Designer: Narumi Sakai

Art Supervisor: Yukio Nagasaki

Music: Yoshihiro Ike

Editor: Junichi Uematsu

Song: The Perfect World

Song-Arrange-Guitar: Marty Friedman

Bass: KenKen (aka LIFE IS GROOVE/RIZE/Dragon Ash)

Arrange-Programming: Koji Fujimoto

B: The Beginning Unit and Teaser Art Debut

Sword Gai: the Animation

A weapon that has drawn the blood of countless victims becomes legend, and at times takes on a life of its own. When such a weapon's human host is filled with hate and murderous intent, he becomes a demonic combination of weapon and man that thirsts only for slaughter.

An organization has faced these dangerous beings over the centuries. A young man named Gai is destined to live as a weapon. As humans are enthralled by their weapons' power, epic battles unfold with the fate of humanity in the balance in this battle action fantasy. The series will debut globally on Netflix in Spring 2018.

Screenplay: Toshiki Inoue

Sword Gai: the Animation Unit Debut

A.I.C.O. Incarnation

In Japan in the year 2035, an accident known as the Burst occurs during a research project, spawning an out-of-control artificial life form called Matter that has spread throughout the Kurobe Gorge. The research city that was once hailed as the hope for humanity is cordoned off by the government. Two years later, 15-year-old Aiko Tachibana, who lost her family in the Burst, learns something unbelievable from Yuya Kanzaki, a new student at her school. A secret is hidden within her body, and the answer to the puzzle lies at the Primary Point that was the center of the Burst. Aiko resolves to infiltrate the restricted area, escorted by a team of divers and with Yuya as her guide. When boy meets girl with the fate of humanity in their hands, what new truth will come to light? The series comprised of 12 episodes is produced by Bones, whose notable works include Psalms of Planets EUREKA SEVEN and My Hero Academia. The series will debut globally on Netflix in Spring 2018.

Director: Kazuya Murata

A.I.C.O. Incarnation Teaser Art Debut

A.I.C.O. Incarnation Teaser Trailer

Lost Song

An all-new, classic fantasy starring Yukari Tamura and Konomi Suzuki as the two heroines.

Rin (Konomi Suzuki), an energetic girl who loves to eat, lives in a verdant frontier village.

Deep within the royal palace in the bustling capital city, the songstress Finis (Yukari Tamura) spends her days in solitude. Both share a special power no other person has. A miraculous power that can heal wounds, create water and stir the wind -- the power of song. Guided by destiny, the two young women each face an arduous journey with the power of song. The shadow of war looms over the kingdom, tainting even the miraculous songs with the blood of innocents. Loved ones meet their deaths as silent screams echo through a stone prison. As two destinies intersect, will the final song be one of despair, hope or...? The series is comprised of 12 episodes, and is a LIDENFILMS x Dwango co-production. Lost Song will debut globally on Netflix in 2018.

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