Netflix Anime Festival 2020" will be held on Tuesday, October 27! The latest anime information including "Spriggan" with voice actors such as Junichi Suwabe will be presented!

Netflix will hold the "Netflix Anime Festival 2020" on Tuesday, October 27, to announce the latest information on the newest anime releases for distribution in the second half of 2020 and 2021 in Japan and around the world.

The event will feature not only the latest information on anime, but also talk shows and live performances by a cast of star-studded voice actors and artists, providing a full day of the latest Netflix anime excitement.

⇒ "Spriggan", an action anime on Netflix! Teaser art and staff information is now available!

Netflix, which has held the "Anime Lineup Presentation" every year since 2017, will hold the event again this year on October 27. This year's event, the fourth of its kind, will be free and live-streamed under the title "Netflix Anime Festival 2020" in consideration of the spread of the new coronavirus, and anyone can participate via the official Netflix Japan YouTube account.

The event will be held in two parts, with the first part featuring special supporter Rio Uchida, who is known for her unparalleled love of anime and her personal life surrounded by anime goods, who will present the latest information on Netflix anime.

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness", the first CG drama series, "Eden", a SF fantasy directed by Yasuhiro Irie of "Fullmetal Alchemist: FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST", and "Spriggan", the first anime adaptation of a legendary comic and the subject of much anticipation. In addition to the latest information on the highly anticipated "Spriggan," the first anime adaptation of the legendary comic, there will also be many new titles to be announced at the event. Shuichiro Tanaka, producer of "Spriggan" and other works at David Productions, and Mari Yamazaki, author of "Thermae Romae," will be the featured guests, touching on the current state of anime production in Japan, the evolving future of netfree anime, future efforts with Netflix, and more. This is a must-see for anime fans.

The second part of the event will be a talk session hosted by one of the biggest anime fans, the comedian Amatsu Mukai, and featuring the voice actors Ryohei Kimura, Rena Ueda, Sumire Moroboshi, and Junichi Suwabe, who will answer questions submitted via the hashtag "#Netflix Anime Fest: Ask the Voice Actors" on SNS.
In addition, artists such as GRANRODEO, who wrote the OP themes for the "Baki" series, "Violet Evergarden", and many other songs, TRUE, who moved many fans with "Violet Evergarden", and the idol group OTMGirls, who appeared in "Aggressive Retsuko" and are receiving a strong response overseas, will also participate in the event. OTMGirls, an idol group that appeared in "Aggressive Retsuko" and is receiving a strong response overseas, will also perform live.

It will be a day that will surely allow you to fully enjoy Netful Anime. The event will also feature talks and live performances by a splendid lineup of guests.

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■Netflix Anime Festival 2020
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2020
10:00-12:00: 【Part 1】Netflix Anime Lineup Presentation
20:30-22:00: 【Part 2】Netflix Anime Festival

＜Japanese-language streaming
Netflix Japan official YouTube account:
　Part 1: #
　Part 2: #
Netflix Japan official YouTube channel: #

＜English distribution
Netflix Japan official YouTube channel: #
　Both Part 1 and Part 2 will be distributed for free on YouTube.
　Both Part 1 and Part 2 will be distributed for free on YouTube, and archived distribution is also planned.

Part 1] Netflix Anime Lineup Presentation (10:00-12:00)
Host: Naoki Yoshida (Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. Announcer)
Special Supporter: Rio Uchida (Model/Actress)
The future of anime as seen by the top creators" - "#Netfree Anime Creator Session
＜Panelists
Mari Yamazaki (Manga Artist, Essayist, Author of "Thermae Romae")
Shuichiro Tanaka (Producer, David Productions)
Shuichiro Tanaka (Producer, David Productions), Hiroki Sakurai (Chief Producer, Netflix Animation)

Part 2: Netflix Anime Appreciation Festival (20:30-22:00)
Host: Mukai Amatsu
Artist Performance：20:30～21:00
OTMGirls ("Aggressive Retsuko")
TRUE ("Violet Evergarden")
GRANRODEO ("Baki")
Talk event by voice actors: 21:00-22:00
Ryohei Kimura ("Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy" Bumblebee, "ULTRAMAN" Shinjiro Hayata/ULTRAMAN)
Rena Ueda ("Sinking of Japan 2020" Ayumi Muto, "Demon Slayer" Kanawo Kurikanairachi)
Sumire Morohoshi ("BNA BNA" Michiru Kagemori, "ULTRAMAN" Rena Sayama)
Junichi Suwabe ("GREAT PRETENDER" Laurent Thierry, "Levius" Sachs)