Netflix flexes its Anime lineup as Aggretsuko and Castlevania are renewed plus a new anime series, Ultraman
Premiere dates also announced for GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle and Cannon Busters
Netflix, it’s not fair that you’re taking over Anime as well! As part of their panel at Anime Expo, Netflix put on a show, announcing a plethora of new shows coming in hot! Aggretsuko and Castlevania have been renewed for a second season, Godzilla premieres on July 18, 2018, Cannon Busters launching on April 1, 2019, and a new series featuring none other than Ultraman for Spring 2019!
An action drama centered around a man possessing the spirit and DNA of the legendary hero “Ultraman” as he wears a metallic ultra suit and fights against evil. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki, Ultraman premieres in 2019.
Everyone’s favorite death metal panda is back! Retsuko will return to Netflix for Aggretsuko Season 2. Produced by Fanworks and featuring a character originally created by Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty, season two of Aggretsuko is coming to Netflix.
The sequel to GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, this epic re-imagining of the Godzilla world in a futuristic setting pits humans and robots against the biggest Godzilla ever seen in an interplanetary struggle for survival. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle will launch on Netflix on July 18, 2018
Returning to Netflix for a second season, Castlevania, inspired by the classic videogame series, is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepes himself. Trevor Belmont, last survivor of his house, is no longer alone, and he and his misfit comrades race to find a way to save humanity from extinction at the hands of the grief-maddened Dracula and his sinister vampire war council. Castlevania Season 2 will launch on Netflix on October 26, 2018
The show follows the adventures and exploits of S.A.M, a high-end 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 kingdom under siege. Cannon Busters will launch on Netflix on April 1, 2019