Netflix May Anime] Spring anime including WIT STUDIO's new "Vampire in the Garden", "Violet Evergarden the Movie", and "Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Nai"!

Netflix has announced its recommended anime lineup for May 2022.

In May, "Vampire in the Garden," a new work from WIT STUDIO, which has produced many popular works, and "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045" Season 2 will be distributed exclusively worldwide in anticipation. We will also introduce "Bubble," "TIGER & BUNNY 2," "Violet Evergarden the Movie," and other recommended anime to watch this GW, such as 2022 Spring Anime.

Netflix Movies in May

GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045 Season 2
Worldwide exclusive distribution from May 23

The year is 2045. The world is plunged into a "Sustainable War," a planned and sustainable war due to the occurrence of "simultaneous global default," an economic disaster that shocks all nations, and the explosive evolution of AI. However, the near future is not yet advanced enough for people to realize the danger of human extinction by AI on an everyday level. The Public Security Section 9 is reorganized by secret order of the Prime Minister to stop cyber crimes committed by "post-humans," a new species that has suddenly appeared in the cyber society.

In the long-awaited Season 2, Public Security Section 9, led by Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg with a prosthetic body, heads for Tokyo, which has been reduced to ruins by the recent war, in pursuit of Togusa, who disappeared while searching for Takasi Shimamura, who is believed to have awakened as a post-human in Japan. There, Kusanagi and his team are confronted by a group of refugees who call themselves "N" and American special forces who attack them forcefully. As the threat of nuclear war looms, the three-way battle between Public Security Section 9, the U.S., and the post-humans intensifies.

Season 1 of "Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Sustainable War", a theatrical version of Season 1 with newly added scenes and full grading of all cuts, will be distributed exclusively worldwide from May 9, 2012.

Vampire in the Garden
Worldwide exclusive distribution from May 16.

WIT STUDIO, which has produced the "Bubble" movie, the "Shinkage no Kyojin" series, "SPY x FAMILY," and "King's Ranking," has finally begun distribution of a completely new work!
Directed by Ryotaro Makihara, with character design and chief animation director Tetsuya Nishio, and music by Yorihiro Ike, this is a moving story from top creators. The co-starring of popular and talented voice actors such as Ban Megumi and Kobayashi Yu is also a point of interest.

The story takes place in ......, a world where humanity has lost the war against vampires and most of the inhabited areas on the earth. People have built walls of light in small cities to protect themselves and hope to re-expand their sphere of existence.
In the midst of their oppressed lives, Momo, who wishes to coexist with the hostile vampires, travels in search of a "paradise" where vampires and humans can live together. Momo has a fateful encounter with the vampire queen, Finne, who once loved humans and disappeared from the battlefield.

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Ultraman Season 2
Worldwide exclusive distribution!

⇒The role of Kotaro Higashi is played by Tomoaki Maeno! Netflix "ULTRAMAN" Season 2 teaser PV and cast comments have arrived!

Directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki, the world of Ultraman enters an unknown zone!
A young cameraman, Kotaro Higashi, encounters a mysterious "human disappearance case. Photographing evidence that the incident was caused by aliens, Kotaro and his girlfriend Izumi contact the Science Special Search Party. However, Kotaro is transformed into a superhuman with immense supernatural power of fire due to an incident. Then, "that" huge space weapon stands in the way of the life-size ULTRAMANs, and ......?

The story heats up even more as the "Six Warriors" gather!

Violet Evergarden the Movie
Exclusive distribution now!

A completely new movie version released in 2020.
The story follows Violet Evergarden, a young girl who fought as a boy soldier during the war and was ignorant of love, but who becomes active as an "automatic handwriting doll" that captures people's thoughts and writes on their behalf, and comes to know various forms of love.

Several years have passed since the end of the war that left deep scars on people, and people have begun to look forward. Violet believes that her beloved Gilbert is still alive somewhere, and she spends her days thinking about him. One day, Violet encounters Dietfried, Gilbert's older brother. Dietfried tells her to forget about Gilbert, but Violet cannot forget him. Violet receives a request from a boy named Ulysse to write for her. At the same time, an unaddressed letter arrives at the C.H. Post office where Violet works. ......?

Violet Evergarden" (TV series), "Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eternity and the Auto-Telegram Doll" and "Violet Evergarden" Extra Episode are also exclusively available!

Bubble
Worldwide exclusive distribution from April 28!

⇒" Bubble" movie: Characters by Ken Obata and Satoshi Kadowaki are completed! Screenplay by Gen Urobuchi to be released on May 13!

The film is directed by Tetsuro Araki, director of the "Shinkage no Kyojin" anime series, and written by Gen Urobuchi, popular for his work on "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" and "Fate/Zero," with a script by Ken Obata, creator of "DEATH NOTE" and "Bakuman. The film is set in a world of bubbles that have descended upon the world.

The story takes place in Tokyo, where gravity has been broken by the bubbles that have descended upon the world. With its lifelines shut down, Tokyo has become a playground for some young people who have lost their families, and a battleground for parkour team battles as they run from building to building. One day, Hibiki (CV: Shizon Jun), an ace who attracts attention with his dangerous play style, falls into the gravity-distorting ocean due to his reckless play. Then Uta (CV: Riria), a girl with mysterious powers, appears and saves Hibiki's life. (CV: Riria) appears and saves Hibiki's life. Why does Uta appear in front of Hibiki?　Their encounter leads to a truth that will change the world.

Thermae Romae Novae
Exclusive distribution worldwide!

⇒[ Interview & Cheki will be given away by lottery! Kenjiro Tsuda reveals Tsudaken's bath situation! Netflix Series "Thermae Romae Novae" Brings Various Forms of "Thermae" as Lucius

Mari Yamazaki's masterpiece time slip bath comedy has been adapted into an anime series "Thermae Romae Novae" on Netflix!

In the ancient Roman Empire, Lucius (CV: Kenjiro Tsuda) has a grandfather and father who were bathhouse engineers, and he himself became a bathhouse engineer. While struggling to come up with ideas for a design, he accidentally travels back in time to modern Japan!　There, Lucius is inspired by the Japanese bath culture he encounters, and he begins to design innovative bathhouses one after another in the ancient Roman Empire. ......?
The story that could not be fully depicted in the original work is newly depicted as a sequel.

TIGER & BUNNY 2
Exclusive worldwide distribution

Sternbild is a city where various races, ethnicities, and people with special abilities called "NEXT" coexist. There are "heroes" who protect the peace with their NEXT abilities. Carrying the logos of their sponsors, the heroes work hard every day to solve crimes and save lives in order to improve their companies' image and earn hero points. The activities of these heroes are broadcast on the popular TV program "HERO TV," and the heroes compete for the annual ranking to become the "King of Heroes. This is Sternbild's unique hero system.

The heroes, Kaburaki T. Toratoru and Barnaby Brooks Jr. work hard every day for peace and to improve the image of their company. The hero system has now been introduced in many parts of the world and the number of heroes is increasing, and a new hero joins Sternbild as well. Toratoru and Barnaby are expected to play an active role as senior heroes. ......?

TIGER & BUNNY", "TIGER & BUNNY the Movie -The Beginning-" and "TIGER & BUNNY the Movie -The Rising-" are also available!

Kaguya-sama wa narusarasai -Ultra Romantic-!
The latest episode is available every Monday!

The latest series of the brain battle romantic comedy between Kaguya Shigumiya, vice president of Shuchiin Academy, a prestigious school where the elite students with high expectations for the future gather, and Goyo Shiragin, student council president.
As the student council enters its second term, the relationship between Kaguya and Gyoko seems to be progressing, but it is not progressing very well. The unusual love story between the two, who are unable to honestly express their feelings for each other, is depicted in a fast-paced and stylish manner!

Inside the Heart of Tsubaki
New episodes available every Tuesday!

⇒ " Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Nai" will start airing in April 2022! First key visual, first PV, new characters and cast announced!

This is a "no boys allowed" kunoichi comedy written by Soichiro Yamamoto, the creator of "Karakajite no Takagi-san" (Mr. Takagi the Karakajite).
The "Akane-gumi" is a group of kunoichi who live deep in the mountains in the middle of nowhere. The girls are divided into several groups and hone their skills while engaging in friendly competition with each other. The Akane-gumi has an ironclad code of "no contact with men.
Tsubaki, an apprentice ninja, is the leader of the Dog Squad, a master of ninjutsu recognized by the head of the clan, and is the most trusted by everyone around him. However, Tsubaki has an unexpressed desire to meet a man he has never seen or touched before.

■Kingdom - 4th Series
Latest episodes available every Friday!

⇒An unexpected news... Spring anime "Kingdom" 4th series episode 3 scene cut and Blu-ray box jacket revealed!

Set in ancient China in the 3rd century B.C. at the end of the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, when the country was divided into seven kingdoms, this is the latest series of the TV anime version of the hit manga series by Yasuhisa Hara.
The fourth series, which depicts the aftermath of the "Combined Forces Arc" in which battles against the allied forces of five enemy countries unfolded, focuses on the power struggle within Qin Dynasty, including the confrontation between the Yosei government, which is trying to promote the unification of China, and those who plan to unite the country in civil war. The series also features battles between Nobu, Wang Bin, and other powerful foes in new battlegrounds.

Skeleton Knight, now off to another world!
The latest episode is available every Thursday!

When "Ark" wakes up, he is thrown into another world in the form of the game character he used to use in an MMORPG. He was a "skeletal knight" with armor on the outside and a full-body skeleton on the inside. If people saw this visual and discovered that he was a skeleton knight, they might mistake him for a monster and target him for defeat. ...... Fearing this, Ark decided to live as a mercenary to keep a low profile.
But Ark was not a man who could overlook the evil that was unfolding before his eyes. ......

The most powerful demon king in history, reincarnated as Villager A
New episodes available every Wednesday!

Varvatos, the most powerful demon king in history, longs for an ordinary life due to the loneliness caused by his strength, and is reincarnated as Ard Meteor, a villager thousands of years later. His dream is to form a kizuna of friendship with a human. However, even at the age of 10, Ard was unable to fulfill his goal of making friends. ......
Then he meets Irina, a girl who fights demons in the forest, and manages to make his first friend. After that, Ard enrolls in a magic academy with Irina. Will he be able to lead a peaceful and ordinary life as an ordinary villager?

Cuckoo's Bride
Every Sunday from April 24
Latest episodes available

Nagi Unno, a high school student who was mistaken for her real parents when she was a baby, finally gets to meet them. On that day, Nagi encounters Erika Amano, a celebrity high school girl from a prestigious young lady's school. Erika, who wants to prevent Nagi from marrying her daughter-in-law, asks Nagi to play the role of her boyfriend, and Nagi is forced to play the role halfway. ......
However, Nagi and Erika are the real bride and the child who was mistaken for her!　The two become officially married with their parents' approval and end up living together.

Etrandse by the Sea
Available from May 1

An animated feature film based on Kii-Kanna's BL comic of the same title.
Hashimoto Shun, a boy who aspires to be a novelist, runs away from his parents' house for some reason and lives in a guest house on a remote island. One day, he notices a boy named Chika Mio standing gloomily by the seashore, and he approaches him with a light heart. Mio, who had lost her parents at a young age and had been sent to live with relatives, grew fond of Hayao, who looked at her as a human being, but she had to leave the island for certain reasons. After three years have passed, Saneo returns to Hayao. ......

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo (episodes 1-63)
Available from May 1

An animated TV version of the nationally popular gag manga by Osamu Akimoto.
Ryotsu Kankichi, aka "Ryosan," who works at the police station, is an unconventional police sergeant who loves to make money. Ryosan is surrounded by a group of very unique characters who also work at the police station, such as Keiichi Nakagawa, who is a celebrity extraordinaire, Akimoto, Catherine, and Reiko, and their boss, the super-strong Chief Ohara, while engaging in slapstick human-interest gags!

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