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Netflix shows growth in anime consumption on its platform

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Netflix is the largest streaming platform today and, although it is not Crunchyroll, a service specializing in anime distribution and dubbing, it has recently decided to expand and produce more animated series. It is worth mentioning that it has had several successes with exclusive licenses and it seems that these have yielded very interesting results, as announced in its report for the second half of 2023.

In 2024, Netflix began acquiring some of the most popular anime titles for its catalog, among which the following stand out: Jujutsu Kaisen, Haikyuu Yes Spy x Family. He recently announced that Oshi no Ko, After the Rain Yes My love story!! They will also be added to your catalog. This year had exclusive distribution of Delicious in the dungeon So, as otakus, we know that a winning inventory has already been assembled, and of course, there is a well-founded reason behind it.

Netflix revealed information about the most consumed content on its platform in the second half of 2023 —from July to December—, and was pleased to announce that its investment in anime is paying off handsomely. 3.5 billion hours of this content were consumed, a figure higher than the hours watched in the first half of the same year.

In the first half of the year, Netflix recorded over 3.1 billion hours of anime watched, so a total of 6 billion hours of anime watched will be consumed in 2023. In addition, it was reported that One piece It was the most viewed delivery, It obtained 479 million hours tuned in, which increased its consumption to 101 percent compared to the first half of 2023.

Source: Netflix

This will certainly give the green light for Netflix to continue expanding its anime catalog, congratulations to the otaku!

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