is disney doing anime

by Mathias Spencer 9 min read
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Disney+ is getting ready to push even more into anime in the next few years, and now has set a release date for one of the new projects licensed for the service! Anime is becoming one of the most popular entertainment mediums around the world (especially due to all of the renewed interest sparked by the ongoing COVID ...Feb 7, 2022

Will there be more anime content on Disney+?

Having already created an anime series based on its massively popular Star Wars franchise, Disney is now looking to create more anime content for its streaming service Disney+.

Will anime open a new door for Disney+?

Calling anime a “focus area,” the company’s Japan head of animation Takuto Yawata says that he is confident the genre “will open a new door” for Disney+ and that “We have great expectations for producing local content. this includes completely new works from Japan.”

Did Disney ever make a Japanese animated movie?

But if what you’re asking is if they ever made a Japanese animated movie, the answer is no. Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki are frequently associated with Disney, but that’s only because the company dubs and distributes the vast majority of their films; they otherwise are not employed by Disney. Of course not. Anime is only made in Japan.

Is ‘Star Wars’ anime coming to Disney+?

‘Star Wars’ has already got its own anime series on the streaming platform. Having already created an anime series based on its massively popular Star Wars franchise, Disney is now looking to create more anime content for its streaming service Disney+.

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What anime will be streaming on Disney Plus?

Among several new titles coming to the streaming service, there will be four new anime titles. The upcoming anime are Tatami Time Machine Blues, Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall, Summer Time Rendering, and an anime adaptation of Disney's Twisted-Wonderland. And these new titles are nothing to sneeze at.

The anime come as a part of a collection of Asian programming

These four new anime come as part of a collection of new Disney Plus content by Asian creators. These include several programs from Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, China, and Malaysia, just to name a few. There will also be a variety of animated shows, live-action dramas, and even documentaries.

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