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Netflix Says 50 Percent of Global Users Now Watch Anime, Reveals Expanded Slate

At Anime Expo in Los Angeles over the weekend, Netflix revealed that its anime viewership has tripled over the past five years, while sharing new looks at 'Sakamoto Days,' 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2,' 'My Melody & Kuromi' and other anticipated titles.

Leading the streamer’s upcoming slate is Sakamoto Days, the hitman turned family man action series based on the popular manga. The first season of the title spent 10 weeks on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list and charted in 54 countries, including Japan, Korea, France and Argentina. Netflix emphasized the genre’s continued growth across demographics and regions, noting that recent anime hits have spanned action ( Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family), sci-fi ( Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance), fantasy ( Delicious in Dungeon) and slice-of-life romance ( My Happy Marriage, Pokémon Concierge).

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