Netflix is all upbeat about Anime. According to a report by Hollywood Reporter, at the recent Anime Expo in Los Angeles, Netflix announced that its Anime viewership has tripled over the past five years. The company said that more than 50 percent of its members now watch anime. The company said that Anime viewership on the platform has tripled over the past five years. The 2024 is said to have been a a record-breaking year: As any as 33 anime titles appeared in Netflix’s Global Top 10 (Non-English) rankings, which is more than double the number in 2021. Those unaware, Netflix has an around 300 million subscribers worldwide. The company 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 Anime charge is Sakamoto Days, an action-packed series about a hitman-turned-family-man, adapted from the hit manga. After spending 10 weeks in the Global Top 10 and charting in 54 countries, including Japan, Korea, France, and Argentina, new weekly episodes will begin streaming on July 14.

Netflix also debuted a teaser and key art for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Studio Trigger’s 2022 dystopian hit, set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe. Other upcoming titles include Record of Ragnarok III, Beastars Final Season, and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity.The company highlighted Anime’s broad appeal, with recent hits spanning action (Jujutsu Kaisen, SPY x FAMILY), sci-fi (Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance), fantasy (Delicious in Dungeon), and romance (My Happy Marriage, Pokémon Concierge).