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Netflix Sets July Release Dates for Sakamoto Days, My Melody & Kuromi; Debuts Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Teaser

A Dentsu study shows Netflix commands nearly half of global anime subscriptions with a 48% share, strengthening its grip as it rolls out fresh episodes plus premieres from Anime Expo.

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Netflix has reported that half of its subscribers now watch anime, with several new shows launching soon.
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Overview

  • New episodes of Sakamoto Days will stream weekly starting July 14 after the first season spent 10 weeks in Netflix’s Global Top 10 across 54 countries.
  • My Melody & Kuromi, a stop-motion series featuring Sanrio’s characters, premieres July 24 in 190 countries with dubbed audio and audio descriptions in up to 33 languages.
  • Netflix unveiled a teaser for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 at Anime Expo, marking the sequel’s formal rollout following the success of the 2022 original.
  • The Dentsu study finds 48% of global anime viewers subscribe to Netflix, well ahead of Disney+ at 32% and Prime Video at 29%.
  • Over half of Netflix’s members—more than 150 million households—now watch anime, with viewership tripling over five years and topping one billion global views in 2024.