Netflix is getting My Hero Academia, Spy x Family and more great anime before 2024 ends, and I can’t wait

Watch out, Crunchyroll and Funimation

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Get ready, anime lovers, because Netflix’s absolutely stacked library of Japanese animated fare is about to get a whole lot better. Taking to its social media channels, including X/Twitter,Netflixhas announced that it would be improving its anime back catalog before 2024 ends.

And when I say “improving”, I mean it. The world’sbest streaming serviceis already home to plenty of top-tier first- and third-party anime offerings. But, with classic shows likeMy Hero Academia, hugely popular recent series includingSpy x Family, and acclaimed movies such asOne Piece Film: Red– the 15th feature film based on Eiichiro Oda’s belovedOne Piecemanga – among those coming to the service, Netflix is going all-out to upgrade its suite of anime content.

📣 Get ready to binge on these must-watch anime titles coming to even more regions on Netflix by the end of 2024!💚 My Hero Academia S1-4❤️ ONE PIECE FILM RED💞 SPY x FAMILY S1🧡 Haikyu!! S1-4🖤 Black Clover S1-4💙 JUJUTSU KAISEN S1 pic.twitter.com/pYcs0l6RJIMarch 22, 2024

As the X/Twitter post above reveals,Haikuyu!!,Black Clover, andJujutsu Kaisenare also making their way onto Netflix in the months ahead. All of the aforementioned shows have been sublicensed to Netflix by Crunchyroll, too, so they’re not in danger of leaving that service if you’re also subscribed to it.

It’s unclear if they’ll remain onHuluand Funimation, though, so this duo might find themselves losing some of thebest animeto one of their biggest streaming rivals before the year ends.

Battling for anime supremacy

Grimms' Fairy Tales get a bold reboot, with character concepts by CLAMP, screenplay by Michiko Yokote, music by Akira Miyagawa, and animation by WIT Studio The Grimm Variations premieres April 17! pic.twitter.com/DCg7k0S2nwMarch 23, 2024

But wait, dear reader – Netflix isn’t just going to expand its licensed anime library between now and December 31. Indeed, the streaming titan also confirmed that three new exclusive projects – one movie and two TV series – would debut on the platform soon.

First up isThe Grimm Variations, a “bold reboot” of the The Brothers Grimm’s renowned folklore-based tales. Designed by all-female manga artist group CLAMP and animated by WIT Studio, the anthology will make its Netflix bow on April 17.

Less than two months later, two manga heavyweights will duke it out on Netflix in what the streamer describes as an “epic collab”.Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashurawill launch on the platform on June 6. The Shonen anime has been created by animation studio Larx Entertainment and directed by Seiji Kishi.

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Two martial arts manga heavyweights collide in an epic collab between the anime series Baki Hanma and KENGAN ASHURA.The hard-hitting crossover series “Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura” arrives June 6 👊 pic.twitter.com/aR2ZnnboNhMarch 23, 2024

Lastly, the long-awaited final season of Netflix’s animated adaptation ofBeastarswill finally be released later this year. Unfortunately, it sounds like fans of the cult classic series will only get to see Part 1 ofBeastars' concluding installment in 2024, so expect a cliffhanger-style ending when it eventually makes its way onto the service. Japanese studio Orange has returned to make the series, which continues to be directed by Shin’ichi Matsumi and written by Nanami Higuchi.

The story of Legoshi, Louis, and Haru continues in the long-awaited final season of BEASTARS!Part 1 premiering this year, only on Netflix 🐺🐰 pic.twitter.com/IylhwiO2XuMarch 23, 2024

Will any of the aforementioned trio make their way onto ourbest Netflix showsand/orbest Netflix movieslists? Time will tell, but they’ll have to be near-perfect if they’re to have any hope of displacing exclusive anime-style productions likeArcaneandBlue Eye Samurai, licensed material including the originalAvatar: The Last Airbenderseries, or even standard animated fare, such as the belovedBoJack Horseman, in those articles.

If nothing else, we’ll have some new candidates vying for a spot on our best anime list. And, given Netflix’s latest round of intriguing announcements, Crunchyroll and Funimation might find themselves looking up to their rival as thebest anime streaming servicesoon if they’re not careful. I never thought I’d see the day; but hey, stranger things have happened.

Editor’s note:this article has been amended with new information about whether the aforementioned shows will remain on Crunchyroll when they join Netflix’s back catalog.

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