Netflix Gives Update on 11 Anime Titles including RESIDENT EVIL, GODZILLA, and More
During the recent Netflix Anime Festival, the streaming giant gave us an update on 11 of their projects that are in the works. This includes titles like Godzilla Singular Point and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness. The updates range from first looks to casting and more. What projects are you most excited for?
EDEN - Coming May 2021
A completely new story from director Irie Yasuhiro and the creators of the world, this sci-fi fantasy follows Sarah, a girl raised by two robots, as she confronts the world.
Director: Yasuhiro Irie
Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto
Writer: Kimiko Ueno
Concept Design: Christophe Ferreira
Background art director: Clover Xie
Music: Kevin Penkin
Producer: Justin Leach
Animation Production: Qubic Pictures and CGCG
Cast: Marika Kono, Kentaro Ito, Kyoko Hikami, Koichi Yamadera
RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness – Coming 2021
Known as the gold standard of survival horror games with over 100 million units from the game series shipped worldwide, “Resident Evil” has now been transformed into a Netflix original CG anime series. Three years after 2017's CG film “Resident Evil: Vendetta,” technology has further evolved, creating the groundwork for a new series in unprecedented full 3DCG animation.
Original Work/Production/Supervision: Capcom Co., Ltd
Full 3DCG animation production: Quebico
Production: TMS Entertainment
Copyright: ©CAPCOM CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Vampire in the Garden – Coming 2021
Once upon a time, there was a world where vampires and humans lived together in "Paradise". This is the story of a young girl, Momo, and the vampire queen, Fine, who traveled in search of "Paradise." This is a completely new work by WIT STUDIO, well-known for "Attack on Titan" and talented creators.
Director: Ryotaro Makihara
Assistant Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka
Character Design & Animation Director: Tetsuya Nishio
Art director: Shunichiro Yoshihara
Animation Production: WIT STUDIO
Yasuke – Coming Soon 2021
In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.The story of Yasuke, the first African samurai who actually served the legendary Oda Nobunaga, will be released to the world.
Director, Creator, Executive producer: LeSean Thomas
Character Design: Takeshi Koike
Music & Executive producer: Flying Lotus
Animation Production: MAPPA
Cast: Lakieth Stanfield
Godzilla Singular Point – Coming 2021
This series features a brand new staff and original story which depicts the young geniuses Mei Kamino, a female researcher, and Yun Arikawa, a male engineer, as they take on an unprecedented threat with their companions.
Director: Atsushi Takahashi
Series composition & Writer: Toh Enjoe
Character design: Kazue Kato
Kaiju design: Eiji Yamamori
Music: Kan Sawada
Animation Production: bones, Orange
Pacific Rim: The Black – Coming Soon 2021
There was a time when Kaiju rose from the Pacific Rim only to encounter gigantic robots, Jaegers, built to fight them back. That time has passed. Now, Australia has been overrun by Kaiju, forcing the evacuation of an entire continent. Left behind, teenage siblings Taylor and Hayley embark on a desperate search for their missing parents, teaching themselves to pilot a battered, long-abandoned Jaeger to help in their quest and give them even the slightest hope of surviving.
Co-showrunners: Craig Kyle and Greg Johnson
Production Company: Legendary Entertainment
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy – Coming Soon
The WAR FOR CYBERTRON continues with the second chapter, EARTHRISE! With the Allspark gone, Megatron is forced to confront the harsh reality that his Decepticons are trapped on a dying Cybertron while also fighting off the persistent threat of Elita-1 and her Autobots. Meanwhile, lost in the darkest reaches of space, Optimus Prime and his team embark on a desperate mission that will push them to the breaking point as they travel to uncharted new worlds to face spacefaring mercenaries, enigmatic figures from long ago and even their own creators…the Quintessons.
Creator: F.J. DeSanto, Matt Murray
Production Company: Hasbro, Rooster Teeth
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
Trese – Coming 2021
Set in Manila where the mythical creatures of Philippine folklore live in hiding amongst humans, Alexandra Trese finds herself going head to head with a criminal underworld composed of malevolent supernatural beings.
Creator: Budjette Tan and KaJO Baldisimo
Executive Producer: Jay Oliva
Producer: Shanty Harmayn, Tanya Yuson
Animation Production: BASE Entertainment
B: The Beginning Succession – Coming Soon 2021
After Keith and Koku solved the incidents successfully , the world has regained its composure. In the months since then, Keith returns to the RIS to conduct his own investigation, and Koku is living a peaceful life with Yuna. They are visited by Kirisame, who was once supposed to have broken up with Kurou in death at the Faura Blanca Institute…
Original: Kazuto Nakazawa, Production I.G.
Supervising Director: Kazuto Nakazawa
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Series Composition: Kazuto Nakazawa, Katsunari Ishida
Character Design: Kazuto Nakazawa, Akane Yano, Hideoki Kusama
Animation Production: Production I.G.
Cast: Yuki Kaji, Hiroaki Hirata, Asami Seto, Satomi Sato
Baki Hanma – Coming 2021
Art by Keisuke Itagaki
The story finally unfolds into a full-blooded clash between Baki Hanma and his father, Yujiro Hanma, who is known as the "strongest creature on earth." The climax of the Baki universe, which depicted the "strongest parent-child brawl in history of the world" in the original manga, has been adapted into the long-awaited anime!
Original manga: Keisuke Itagaki
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Spriggan – Coming 2021
The legendary manga that took the world by storm in the 1990s has been vividly brought to this animated series by utilizing 2D drawings and 3DCG. The legacy of an outstanding civilization that once existed on this planet is said to still be hidden in various parts of the world. The military of major powers has intervened in the excavation and research of this mysterious and powerful heritage, and has begun battling over it. At the same time, an organization called “Spriggan” is working to seal up this ancient civilization. This is a high speed action series featuring battles over ancient relics!
Based on a story by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa, Shogakukan
Director: Hiroshi Kobayashi
Series Composition and Writer: Hiroshi Seko
Character Design: Shuhei Handa
Animation Production: david production