Netflix has newly formed alliances and partnerships with four domestic and overseas animation production companies, bringing the total number of animation production companies to nine.



Netflix, the world's largest online streaming service, announced that it has entered into a comprehensive business alliance for new work production with animation production companies

ANIMA & COMPANY (NAZ) , Science SARU , Studio Mir , and MAPPA. did. Netflix has had a business alliance with an animation production company for some time, but this time it is the first partner outside Japan to form a partnership with South Korea-based Studio Mir.

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The comprehensive business alliance announced by Netflix follows the comprehensive business alliance with

Anima , Sublimation and David Production in 2019. In 2018, we entered into a comprehensive business alliance with Production IG and Bonds , and the same partnership has expanded to a total of nine companies, including these four companies.

Since its establishment in 2013, the animation production studio 'NAZ' operated by ANIMA & COMPANY has produced animations, live-action films, PVs, commercials, MVs, movies and series videos. He has worked on 'Angolmois Genso Gassenki' in 2018 and 'ID: INVADED Id: Invaded' in 2020.

Since its establishment in 2013, Science Saru has been involved in animated films such as 'Lu Over the Wall,' 'The Night Is Short, Walk On Maiden,' 'You and the Waves,' and 'DEVILMAN crybaby.' In addition to the animation series such as 'Don't put it out!', In 2020, we produced the Netflix original animation series ' Japan Sinking 2020 '.

Studio Mir is a Korean-based animation studio that has been focusing on overseas works, mainly in the American market, since it was founded in 2010. In addition there is a 'legend of the Kola' and 'Vaulx-en-Tron', Netflix is the original content, ' Witcher of' animated version is: is responsible for the production of 'The Witcher Nightmare of the Wolf'.

MAPPA is an animation production company established in 2011, working on 'Jujutsu Kaisen', 'Zombie Land Saga', 'Yuri !!! on ICE', etc., and 'Advance' which started broadcasting in December 2020. 'Attack on Titan The Final Season' will be produced.



The comments received from each company regarding this comprehensive business alliance are as follows.

Netflix Anime Chief Producer Daiki Sakurai:
At Netflix, we have strengthened our system to deliver anime to fans all over the world with unprecedented expression and quality in more than four years. It is the greatest joy of the Japan-based anime creative team to have more members choose anime as entertainment in the future. Like this time, we will aim to create a wider variety of works in the future through partnerships with unique production companies that mainly focus on traditional hand-drawn animation while incorporating cutting-edge technology.

NAZ CEO Yasuo Suda:
In 2020, the world has entered a situation where it may be necessary to rethink all perspectives. Lifestyles have changed completely, and the meaning and value of visual arts and visual entertainment are also becoming different from the past. I feel that video works are a hope for innovation as a culture in which people can be impressed at the same time in each place, regardless of distance or space. This comprehensive business alliance with Netflix, which is at the forefront of this, will change the present of the 21st century in which we live, as the moment when many notable works in the history of video were born, and in the way of enjoying video. I am looking forward to helping to be evaluated by posterity as an era that has provided such guidelines. Believe in the possibilities of video that we sympathize with the morning in the new era.

Science SARU CEO Choi Eunyoung:
Up until now, while working with Netflix on 'DEVILMAN Crybaby' and 'Japan Sinks 2020,' I often sympathized with my understanding of video expression and the spirit of challenge. We are confident that this alliance will allow us to read the changes of the times together, to be closer to the viewers, and to deliver Science Saru's works more closely and directly.

Studio Mir CEO Yoo Jae-myung:
We are very pleased to have a strong partnership with Netflix to commemorate the Netflix Anime Festival 2020 (held on October 27th). We look forward to delivering expressive Korean animation and creativity to viewers around the world through this comprehensive business alliance.

Manabu Otsuka, CEO of MAPPA:
We believe that this alliance will greatly accelerate the realization of our desire to 'deliver the best work to customers who watch animation on Netflix.' Together with Netflix, I would like to pursue what is a work that will please animation fans in Japan and around the world, and make an effort to produce it.

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