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NEWS: Netflix to Co-Produce Anime With Production I.G, Bones, WIT Studio

People saying Devilman has no censorship because there is gore and nudity do not understand the Japanese aspect of anime. There's plenty of American movies with nudity and violence. That's not the part I'm afraid we will lose to Netflix.

I'm afraid due to Netflix' shift away from what makes anime uniquely Japanese we will lose an entire generation of non-Japanese fans to those anime Netflix funds. It will be like talking to people that claim to like anime and then say they really like Naruto or some such thing. You immediately know they are not really into anime and worse, you know they have no opportunity to really get into anime anymore.

It would be unreasonable to lay the blame on Netflix for this, but in the past 10 years, there has been pressure to remove the far end of the spectrum even from Japanese shows. There was a real crack down through legislation that affects anime and manga and I'm afraid this will only get worse with Netflix throwing their weight around. We've already lost the lolicon anime like Kodomo no Jikan and we stand to lose even more.

I'm afraid due to Netflix' shift away from what makes anime uniquely Japanese we will lose an entire generation of non-Japanese fans to those anime Netflix funds. It will be like talking to people that claim to like anime and then say they really like Naruto or some such thing. You immediately know they are not really into anime and worse, you know they have no opportunity to really get into anime anymore.

We've already lost the lolicon anime like Kodomo no Jikan and we stand to lose even more.

It would be unreasonable to lay the blame on Netflix for this, but in the past 10 years, there has been pressure to remove the far end of the spectrum even from Japanese shows. There was a real crack down through legislation that affects anime and manga and I'm afraid this will only get worse with Netflix throwing their weight around. We've already lost the lolicon anime like Kodomo no Jikan and we stand to lose even more.

Maybe it's just me but it seems kind of racist to me for Western anime fans to stereotype Japanese culture by equating lolicon with Japanese culture.

Granted western companies getting into the anime production market will result in changes in the overall market since I am sure that Netflix does have rules about the type of content that is allowed in the shows that they finance.

“I love the creative freedom that’s available there,” Rhimes said. “There’s no restrictions. There’s no broadcast standards and practices. There’s no. ‘It has to be this long’ — I can make something that’s an hour and a half long, I can make something that’s 15 minutes long. There’s no, ‘We want to see more of this because that’s what you’ve done before.’”

“With broadcast, when you’re going into people’s homes, you have to be a little more polite,” Fey told Reuters. On the streaming service Netflix, however, “you can get into more dangerous topics.”

In two years, Netflix Inc and online streaming platform Amazon Studios have drawn top names across film and television, enticing them with creative liberty, freedom from time constraints and no fears of offending advertisers.

“The traditional studios were a bit skeptical or a bit overly conscious about the radicalness of the script, and they weren’t on board,” he said. “From the get-go, it was guaranteed creative freedom [with Netflix]. They weren’t meddling with any part of the filmmaking whatsoever.”

Really gotta wonder what possible reasons they could have to ban Slow Start. I've been watching it weekly and can't think of anything remotely offensive even to the most ridiculous people.

I'm afraid due to Netflix' shift away from what makes anime uniquely Japanese we will lose an entire generation of non-Japanese fans to those anime Netflix funds. It will be like talking to people that claim to like anime and then say they really like Naruto or some such thing.

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Not all western companies are Saban/4kids. The reason why people are going to Netflix because it bypassing the content restrictions of the networks and offered more creative freedom. With Devilman, the TV networks in Japan has stricter restrictions than Netflix.

Some people are speculating that it could be yuri undertones. Another person said it was removed due to it being child pornography.This should be what the lolicon defense task force should be worried about.

I'm afraid due to Netflix' shift away from what makes anime uniquely Japanese we will lose an entire generation of non-Japanese fans to those anime Netflix funds. It will be like talking to people that claim to like anime and then say they really like Naruto or some such thing. You immediately know they are not really into anime and worse, you know they have no opportunity to really get into anime anymore.

It would be unreasonable to lay the blame on Netflix for this, but in the past 10 years, there has been pressure to remove the far end of the spectrum even from Japanese shows.

Hope I didn't put too many emoticons there, but seriously you're afraid of Netflix not following the crowd by producing moe/isekai/incest/imouto series that would turn off a Westerner who has never understood/watched anime.

Where the hell is the overseas anime and manga industry? That's the major question I'll bring out because there is absolutely no excuse for there not being a workforce of anime and manga content creators in the states. Over here, sushi, karaoke, and Karate for examples have grown into an overseas market and shown how it can adapt into other tastes and needs. For a more direct approach, Power Rangers shows how it can work in an overseas market and still have its core content. If they can adapt and expand into another cross cultural spectrum that goes beyond borders, then anime and manga sure as the heavens and paradise has no excuse. Again, everyone's a critic, but I hold this still strong that beggars and whiners can't be choosers. Then again, a societal infrastructure that makes everyone think a certain way and kills critical thought, tolerance, crearivity, and imagination is another issue in itself.

On the other hand, while Netflix is entering the ring of anime production, I don't believe this is a permanent solution to catering to the needs of western fans of anime. What I've said before is a looming question and situation that I've seen that day by day, is a nearing crossroads and it will come to the forefront sooner or later. Most importantly, Japan isn't going to hold your hand or play hero on this. This is an affair that only we - ie people- will be able to affect.

I would say that the "overseas anime" are being made at Cartoon Network. As for the manga, did you notice that Yen Press is launching a YA imprint based on the success of Svetlana Chmakova's grade-school OEM dyad?

People saying Devilman has no censorship because there is gore and nudity do not understand the Japanese aspect of anime. There's plenty of American movies with nudity and violence. That's not the part I'm afraid we will lose to Netflix.

I'm afraid due to Netflix' shift away from what makes anime uniquely Japanese we will lose an entire generation of non-Japanese fans to those anime Netflix funds. It will be like talking to people that claim to like anime and then say they really like Naruto or some such thing. You immediately know they are not really into anime and worse, you know they have no opportunity to really get into anime anymore.

It would be unreasonable to lay the blame on Netflix for this, but in the past 10 years, there has been pressure to remove the far end of the spectrum even from Japanese shows. There was a real crack down through legislation that affects anime and manga and I'm afraid this will only get worse with Netflix throwing their weight around. We've already lost the lolicon anime like Kodomo no Jikan and we stand to lose even more.