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_OujiDoza_
02/28/18 9:35:05 AM
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http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/02/28/netflix-anime-expansion-watch-original-series/

The days of anime being a niche medium are fading. Decades ago, the only way fans could get their hands on anime was to find bootleg VHS copies with questionable subtitles. These days, there are streaming sites dedicated to the medium while programs like Toonami air anime on cable. And, if the folks at Netflix have their say, then the medium will become even bigger worldwide than it is already.

Recently, Japan Times sat down with Netflixs director of anime to talk about the companys interest in anime. Taito Okiura is the man behind Netflixs anime acquisition and production. The creator is a vetted one in Japan, and Okiura is just an example of how Netflix plans to make a name for itself within the anime industry.

When it comes to anime, the company wants to bring in vetted talent who have the skills to create in-house series. Acquisition is an important task Netflix must undertake if it wants to tout a competitive catalog, but in-house productions will make the website a dark horse in the industry. Just this year, Netflix has already released two major anime adaptations which it co-produced, and they were not meager series. No, the streaming site gave Godzilla and Devilman a try, and the latter series garnered wide praise from critics.

Okiura didnt coordinate those original titles all on his own, but his clout did help Japanese animation studios open a dialogue with Netflix. As a producer, Okiura is best-known for his work on Afro Samurai, but his biggest achievement rests with David Production. The man co-founded the company before Fuji TV bought it, and David Production partially oversaw major titles like Code Geass, JoJos Bizarre Adventure, Tiger & Bunny, and dozens more. Okiura is respected as a multi-talented producer with a wide range of experience, and his work with Netflix has given the company a door into Japans multi-billion dollar business.

According to Okiura, anime is graduating from niche market to major player thanks to on-going globalization efforts. The producer admits Netflix will not be able to support every studio in Japan, but the companys interest in anime is heading up interest in the medium. Not only have foreign brands such as Amazon toed into anime following Netflixs push, but Japanese studios have expanded their brands domestically. If you live in Japan, then Netflix has the largest anime library on the web, and US fans can only hope their local catalog will get such an expansion in the near future.


I'm totally fine with this - hopefully they can get some of the past stuff on there...that'd be cool.
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Were_Wyrm
02/28/18 9:36:19 AM
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I knew Netflix was losing subs, but I didn't think they would hit rock bottom this fast.
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A_Good_Boy
02/28/18 9:37:50 AM
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They need to fix the subtitles so that it matches the dubs. It's annoying as hell to try reading a subtitle that's different than the spoken dialogue. Netflix needs to fix that shit in all of their Japanese programming and not just the anime.
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EastKingStar
02/28/18 9:41:57 AM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
They need to fix the subtitles so that it matches the dubs. It's annoying as hell to try reading a subtitle that's different than the spoken dialogue. Netflix needs to fix that shit in all of their Japanese programming and not just the anime.


The subtitles are a translation of the Japanese, which can be quite different than the script they write for the dubs. You're not meant to watch with the subtitles while listening in English!
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JE19426
02/28/18 9:43:52 AM
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EastKingStar posted...
You're not meant to watch with the subtitles while listening in English!


Why the hell not?
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NinjaWarrior455
02/28/18 9:45:03 AM
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If this can kill Crunchyroll then I'm all for it.
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Doe
02/28/18 9:45:18 AM
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The worst timeline, where anime hits modern audiences and becomes animated sitcoms
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Questionmarktarius
02/28/18 9:52:54 AM
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Doe posted...
The worst timeline, where anime hits modern audiences and becomes animated sitcoms

A Samurai Pizza Cats revival would be great, though.
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rabbi_baby
02/28/18 9:54:17 AM
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Kakegurui was awesome. I highly suggest everyone watch it. Glad netflix brought it to the platform.

The dub is excellent as well.
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Questionmarktarius
02/28/18 9:58:08 AM
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Of course, we all know the only reason this is happening is because Voltron is surprisingly not terrible, almost good even, in spite of being infected by the unnecessary diversity typical of pretty much every reboot nowadays.
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l Dudeboy l
02/28/18 9:59:00 AM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
Doe posted...
The worst timeline, where anime hits modern audiences and becomes animated sitcoms

A Samurai Pizza Cats revival would be great, though.


Unless they fuck it up like ReBoot.
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_OujiDoza_
02/28/18 10:04:43 AM
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l Dudeboy l posted...
Unless they fuck it up like ReBoot.

Daaaaamn that takes me back.
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gamepimp12
02/28/18 10:27:14 AM
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They arent going to be a anime source without simulcasting not with out the exclusive rights at least

Crybaby worked for Netflix because it 1. was too graphic to be shown anywhere else and 2. They had the exclusive rights
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Tropicalwood
02/28/18 10:29:00 AM
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They better stop dropping them in batches if they want people to actually subscribe, because currently you're waiting upwards to 8 months to watch a show that would otherwise be subbed the day an episode dropped.
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Tyranthraxus
02/28/18 10:36:53 AM
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Doe
02/28/18 11:05:31 AM
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Tropicalwood posted...
They better stop dropping them in batches if they want people to actually subscribe, because currently you're waiting upwards to 8 months to watch a show that would otherwise be subbed the day an episode dropped.

Yeah it's to easy to uhh, view anime even without crunchyroll. Maybe they can scrape some money off of some mass appeal shows but I feel like a lot of revenue that the mainstream streaming services (legal or not) is them having rights to stream relatively obscure shit for weebs, or the Japanese cartoons some people never grew out of. I can't imagine Netflix getting rights to enough shows to entice subscriptions from those people.
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zado19
02/28/18 11:12:45 AM
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the problem with netflix is that that come in and think that everyone want to binge watch anime...... If they are going to hold shows ransom for 6 months like they are doing with Saiki, they can fuck off
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Questionmarktarius
02/28/18 11:21:20 AM
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zado19 posted...
the problem with netflix is that that come in and think that everyone want to binge watch anime...... If they are going to hold shows ransom for 6 months like they are doing with Saiki, they can fuck off

That Letterman show, and the other talkshow they just shitcanned, are proof that Netflix can actually not dump all the episodes all at once, and are capable of regular scheduling.
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prettyprincess
02/28/18 11:23:24 AM
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I watched the first ep of Devilman Crybaby because I love Yuasa, but I did not fall for it immediately
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CruelBuffalo
02/28/18 11:23:55 AM
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The Last Airbender
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EastKingStar
02/28/18 11:53:36 AM
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JE19426 posted...
EastKingStar posted...
You're not meant to watch with the subtitles while listening in English!


Why the hell not?


Because, sir, subtitles are for translating a foreign language that you don't understand.

Now if you're talking about closed captions, that's of course a different thing.
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uwnim
02/28/18 11:58:23 AM
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EastKingStar posted...
A_Good_Boy posted...
They need to fix the subtitles so that it matches the dubs. It's annoying as hell to try reading a subtitle that's different than the spoken dialogue. Netflix needs to fix that shit in all of their Japanese programming and not just the anime.


The subtitles are a translation of the Japanese, which can be quite different than the script they write for the dubs. You're not meant to watch with the subtitles while listening in English!

Somethings have two subtitle options. One thats cc for the dub and one thats a different translation.
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FrancisAlaMode
02/28/18 11:58:55 AM
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Fuck. Looks like they're assholes now.
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Solar_Crimson
02/28/18 12:37:36 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
being infected by the unnecessary diversity

What. How is it "unnecessary"? Hell, how is it an "infection"?
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MC_BatCommander
02/28/18 12:41:04 PM
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Tropicalwood posted...
They better stop dropping them in batches if they want people to actually subscribe, because currently you're waiting upwards to 8 months to watch a show that would otherwise be subbed the day an episode dropped.


This reminds me of how they had only 3/4 of FMA: Brotherhood for like... 5 or 6 years prior to finally uploading the last quarter of episodes.

Solar_Crimson posted...
Questionmarktarius posted...
being infected by the unnecessary diversity

What. How is it "unnecessary"? Hell, how is it an "infection"?


some people get really, really bothered by seeing diverse casts for some reason
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Questionmarktarius
02/28/18 12:42:03 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
Tropicalwood posted...
They better stop dropping them in batches if they want people to actually subscribe, because currently you're waiting upwards to 8 months to watch a show that would otherwise be subbed the day an episode dropped.


This reminds me of how they had only 3/4 of FMA: Brotherhood for like... 5 or 6 years prior to finally uploading the last quarter of episodes.


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LordFarquad1312
02/28/18 12:43:39 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
They need to fix the subtitles so that it matches the dubs.

There's pretty much no subtitle translation that matches the dub of the same language, unless it has subtitles for the hearing impaired for somo weird reason.
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Shotgunnova
02/28/18 12:43:43 PM
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Outlaw Star 2 when?
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CyricZ
02/28/18 12:44:18 PM
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Well dude, here's your body pillow and your hachigane.
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KillCommunism
02/28/18 12:44:35 PM
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No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...
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Solar_Crimson
02/28/18 12:47:36 PM
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KillCommunism posted...
No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...

Nice to see kids still afraid of the boogeyman.
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CyricZ
02/28/18 12:48:21 PM
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I'd say let Crunchyroll have their thing, but if this leads to CR to step up their service and compete, more power to them.

KillCommunism posted...
No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...

Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?
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_OujiDoza_
02/28/18 12:53:05 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?

@KillCommunism
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Veggeta_MAX
02/28/18 12:55:28 PM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
Decades ago, the only way fans could get their hands on anime was to find bootleg VHS copies with questionable subtitles.

Try convincing this to current Dragon Ball fans. This is how I end up with the name Veggeta.
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DevsBro
02/28/18 12:55:46 PM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
in-house

I don't necessarily think this won't turn out well but I gotta admit I'm not expecting it to.
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JE19426
02/28/18 1:01:17 PM
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EastKingStar posted...
Because, sir, subtitles are for translating a foreign language that you don't understand.


What if your listening English isn't good enough to understand everything they say, but your written English is?
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MC_BatCommander
02/28/18 1:02:49 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?


I'm guessing they're still triggered by that "Dear White People" show.
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Spidey5
02/28/18 1:03:21 PM
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KillCommunism
02/28/18 1:05:07 PM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
CyricZ posted...
Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?

@KillCommunism

I quit watching hollywood movies. Most actors are pieces of shit all because of their politics and what they put in their films, what they promote, what they represent, and Netflix is continuing that trend with their medium. Anything they touch will turn to shit. Anime is where I get my film entertainment now and it isn't full of liberal propaganda. I want it to stay that way. Netflix is a big, influential medium, and the last thing I'd want is for Japanese creators to make stuff with Netflix in mind, and adjusting things to fit what Netflix or hollywood would want.

Just look at the Death Note Netflix movie. Is that what you want?
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Tmaster148
02/28/18 1:10:26 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
KillCommunism posted...
No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...

Nice to see kids still afraid of the boogeyman.


It's very likely a gimmick account. Just look at the username.
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DKFjalfe
02/28/18 1:13:31 PM
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Spidey5 posted...
Netflix is becoming more and more cancerous.
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KillCommunism
02/28/18 1:16:08 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
Solar_Crimson posted...
KillCommunism posted...
No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...

Nice to see kids still afraid of the boogeyman.


It's very likely a gimmick account. Just look at the username.

Why does every goddamn thing that disagrees with you have to be a gimmick or a troll?

And why does my username imply that I'm a gimmick? Oh, is it somehow wrong to be militantly against an idealogy that has slaughtered millions upon millions of more innocents than the Nazis could ever have hoped to? Sure, sure buddy.

I'm sure you'd think someone with the username KillNazism would be a troll too.... right? Riiiiiight?
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Tropicalwood
02/28/18 1:18:33 PM
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_OujiDoza_ posted...
CyricZ posted...
Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?

@KillCommunism

He's afraid they'd do what Funi did to Maid Dragon.
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Solar_Crimson
02/28/18 1:30:58 PM
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KillCommunism posted...
_OujiDoza_ posted...
CyricZ posted...
Would you care to elaborate on your concerns here?

@KillCommunism

I quit watching hollywood movies. Most actors are pieces of shit all because of their politics and what they put in their films, what they promote, what they represent, and Netflix is continuing that trend with their medium. Anything they touch will turn to shit. Anime is where I get my film entertainment now and it isn't full of liberal propaganda. I want it to stay that way. Netflix is a big, influential medium, and the last thing I'd want is for Japanese creators to make stuff with Netflix in mind, and adjusting things to fit what Netflix or hollywood would want.

Just look at the Death Note Netflix movie. Is that what you want?

What is "liberal propaganda"?
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1337toothbrush
02/28/18 1:56:32 PM
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CyricZ
02/28/18 2:14:18 PM
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KillCommunism posted...
I quit watching hollywood movies. Most actors are pieces of shit all because of their politics and what they put in their films, what they promote, what they represent, and Netflix is continuing that trend with their medium. Anything they touch will turn to shit. Anime is where I get my film entertainment now and it isn't full of liberal propaganda. I want it to stay that way. Netflix is a big, influential medium, and the last thing I'd want is for Japanese creators to make stuff with Netflix in mind, and adjusting things to fit what Netflix or hollywood would want.

Just look at the Death Note Netflix movie. Is that what you want?

Okay. I got it. Thanks.
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Tmaster148
02/28/18 2:17:31 PM
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KillCommunism posted...
Tmaster148 posted...
Solar_Crimson posted...
KillCommunism posted...
No, leave the anime alone. Netflix is gonna put their little nasty, rat, sjw garbage all over it...

Nice to see kids still afraid of the boogeyman.


It's very likely a gimmick account. Just look at the username.

Why does every goddamn thing that disagrees with you have to be a gimmick or a troll?

And why does my username imply that I'm a gimmick? Oh, is it somehow wrong to be militantly against an idealogy that has slaughtered millions upon millions of more innocents than the Nazis could ever have hoped to? Sure, sure buddy.

I'm sure you'd think someone with the username KillNazism would be a troll too.... right? Riiiiiight?


Yes. Someone with the username KillNazism would also likely be a gimmick account.

Also it's not even about disagreeing nor did I call you a troll.
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rabbi_baby
02/28/18 2:17:44 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zEoO1s6vEs

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