RECOMMENDED VIDEOS FOR YOU... The brainchild of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, Neo Yokio takes place in a dystopian mash-up of New York and Tokyo, and follows the life of purple-haired “magistocrat” (yes, that’s "magical aristocrat") Kaz Kaan, a high society teen who moonlights as a demon slayer.
‘Neo Yokio’ Season 1, which consists of 6 episodes, was premiered on September 22, 2017. This was then followed by a Christmas Special titled ‘Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas’, which was released on December 7, 2018.
‘Neo Yokio’ is created by Ezra Koenig, the lead singer of the band Vampire Weekend. Apart from this, there are many other renowned artists involved in the show, like Jaden Smith and Dev Hynes. Even the voice cast of the anime includes some of the most well-known names in Hollywood.
On October 9, 2018, Netflix announced that a Neo Yokio Christmas special would be released on December 7, 2018. Trailers were released in October 2018, in November 2018, and on December 3, 2018. It was released on December 7, 2018 as an hour-long special titled Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas.
Neo Yokio (Japanese: ネオ・ヨキオ) is an adult animated streaming television series created by Ezra Koenig of American rock band Vampire Weekend, and produced by Japanese anime studios Production I.G. and Studio Deen. The first season, consisting of six episodes, premiered on Netflix on September 22, 2017.
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas is a Netflix Movie, made as a pseudo Season two to the original anime.
something. The brainchild of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, Neo Yokio takes place in a dystopian mash-up of New York and Tokyo, and follows the life of purple-haired “magistocrat” (yes, that's "magical aristocrat") Kaz Kaan, a high society teen who moonlights as a demon slayer.
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Neo Yokio (Japanese: ネオ・ヨキオ) is an American-Japanese adult animated streaming television series series created by Ezra Koenig of American rock band Vampire Weekend, and produced by Japanese anime studios Production I.G. and Studio Deen.
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Kaz is dark-skinned, unlike most of his relatives. He has pink locs, and purple eyes.
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Netflix has not announced a second season for Neo Yokio, and given the mixed critical response, it seems unlikely that will happen. The Pink Christmas holiday special released in December 2018, however, does give us hope.
Among the notable attributes of “Neo Yokio,” a new fantasy-comedy anime sendup on Netflix: It was created by a rock star, the Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig.
Welcome to Neo Yokio, the greatest city in the world. It's the most populous urban agglomeration in North America, but its prestige does not merely stem from its size. Neo Yokio is a diverse labyrinth of cultural and architectural innovation at the forefront of global fashion and finance.
It was originally planned to be aired on Fox's Animation Domination High-Definition block circa 2015 or 2016, but never wound up airing for unknown reasons. It was later picked up by Netflix.
Frank Vincent’s lovable as Uncle Albert as he praises his nephew, Kaz, and puts down his son Jeffrey. Always love to hear him say “prick” - honey for the ears. -x-X-x The story follows Kaz the most eligible bachelor in Neo Yokio who really doesn’t care about his position and has his sights set on one girl, Cathy.
The voce acting is pretty nice and the plot is a pretty solid one. Of course the situations are pretty out there but that because its a parody/ gag anime. Its not meant to be taken seriously however even if you do, it still stands pretty high. Its hilarious and even has a bit of black humor in it which is quite rare.
For anyone who hasn’t watched Boondocks [as it’s not classified as an anime for AP] it’s an American animated TV series where money matters, swearing, and jokes are racy/raunchy/religious/pop-cultural/homophobic and delivered like jabs in some places and a basic part of conversation in others -- just like Neo Yokio.
Jaden Smith, Jude Law, Susan Sarandon, Jason Schwartzman and Tavi Gevinson lend their voices to this animated comedy.
Joined by his faithful mecha-butler, Kaz Kaan pursues love, fashion and supernatural forces amid Neo Yokio's sinister high society.
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The brainchild of Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig, Neo Yokio takes place in a dystopian mash-up of New York and Tokyo, and follows the life of purple-haired “magistocrat” (yes, that’s "magical aristocrat") Kaz Kaan, a high society teen who moonlights as a demon slayer. Essentially, Neo Yokio (the fictional city) is overrun by demons who are attracted to the wealth and excess of its urban metropolis, and magistocrats are enlisted to purge the city of these evil forces.
But not all of them break through the noise. Neo Yokio is another strange Netflix series that has largely flown under the radar since its release in 2017. In fact, “under the radar” is an understatement.
‘Neo Yokio’ is created by Ezra Koenig, the lead singer of the band Vampire Weekend. Apart from this, there are many other renowned artists involved in the show, like Jaden Smith and Dev Hynes. Even the voice cast of the anime includes some of the most well-known names in Hollywood. When it comes to its storyboard artists, it involves Kazuhiro Furuhashi, who is known for directing some classic anime hits like ‘ Hunter X Hunter ‘ and ‘Dororo’. Clearly, a whole lot of talent is involved behind this anime and yet, it fails to have an impact on the most regular anime viewers. Apart from its generic overarching storyline, it tries its best to touch upon various underlying themes such as fashion, philosophy and even literature. But even with such high ambitions, it often falls flat and does not even come close to being enlightening.
‘Neo Yokio’ Season 1, which consists of 6 episodes, was premiered on September 22, 2017. This was then followed by a Christmas Special titled ‘Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas’, which was released on December 7, 2018. Most fans loved the style of the show and also the concepts that it brings forth to the table, but somehow, the way these concepts are executed just doesn’t connect too well with the viewers.
Ezra Koenig, the creator of the anime, announced on an episode of his radio show that “Neo is not dead”. He made this statement back in February 2018, which was much before the Special was released and right after the release of the first season. So we can’t really tell if he was only talking about the one-episode Christmas Special or his statement was actually hinting towards further development of the anime in the future. Any which way, if there is ‘Neo Yokio’ season 2, it should be out by the mid of 2020. If that does not happen, then we might have to drop our hopes on this one.