Tags
animation, anime, chan, dubs, japanimation, netflix, subsKonnichiwa, minna-san! Netflix Producer-Chan here. I have some very sugoi news that I wanted to tell you about myself personally, because my excitement is well over 9000, desu!
Youāre probably wondering to yourself, āNani is this old ojisan saying? As a male otaku between 13 and 35, my desire for anime content has been under fulfilled by mainstream streaming services…surely Netflix has nothing of interest to offer me for the low price of eight dollars a month!ā Well thatās where youāre wrong, baka, because effective immediately, Iām turning Netflix into Japanimation Station! Ikimashou!
I feel like Iāve used the power of the seven āDragon Ballsā to make my wish come true, because Iāve managed to secure for Netflix the rights to several mid-2000ās Asian cartoons, as well as greenlight a heaping helping of CGI remakes! No longer will your appetite for anime be restrained by the turtleās crawl of an animation studioās production cycle, for soon you will have more atarashii Japanese content than you could possibly dream of, all produced en masse with the efficiency of an assembly line. Suzushii! More anime!
Sure, we havenāt yet acquired the streaming rights to some of the most recent mainstream animes, but thatās just because I am a fan of old school shows, mochiron. Let the trenders watch whatever expensive show came out this year while you relive the magic of Fruits Basket, preserved in its original 4:3 aspect ratio!
All of these exciting developments around the office mean that my co-workers have started to call me a real āwee-booā, but if loving anime makes you a wee-boo, then Iām guilty as charged!
Of course, I wouldnāt be a real anime fan if I didnāt comment on Subs vs. Dubs, and Iām ready to weigh in. Personally, I love subs ā subscriptions to Netflix that is! Because it doesnāt matter which you prefer, Netflix is able to offer you anime dubbed in English, or itās original Japanese with subtitles! Finally, both sides can agree that Netflix is the best way to watch!
And yes, we have been getting your requests for us to add Bible Black to our service, and I assure you I will do anything for my fellow anime fans! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!
Check out our comedy podcast The Video Game Super Show! Show, in which two of our editors watch and discuss every episode ofĀ 1989’s Captain N: The Game Master: