Netflix Details Adult Animation Premieres For June 2024
It’s actually a pretty light month for adult animation drops on Netflix with really only anime getting the focus. Quite the opposite approach to say May which is still ongoing and we still have several series and films to get through. Though, when your competition is MAX I guess you can get away with it.
Premieres: June 6
Network: Netflix
The hugely popular martial arts manga series “Baki,” published in Akita Shoten’s “Weekly Shonen Champion” and written by Keisuke Itagaki, has sold over 85 million copies. It tells the stories of various fighters, centered on the epic life-and-death clash between protagonist Baki Hanma and his father Yujiro Hanma, the “strongest creature in the world.” The battle action manga “KENGAN ASHURA,” written by Yabako Sandrovich and illustrated by Daromeon, is published on the comics website Ura Sunday and the comics app MangaONE. It begins when humble office worker Kazuo Yamashita encounters mysterious martial artist Ohma Tokita and gets wrapped up in the “Kengan” matches, in which corporations settle business disputes by betting large sums on seasoned fighters. This unlikely alliance between underground fighting organizations brings together two titans of martial arts manga as the dream collaboration between “Baki” and “Kengan Ashura” finally becomes a reality! Iconic badasses from both series clash in extreme and unpredictable matchups so thrilling they’re sure to get your blood pumping!
Network: Netflix
Premieres: S1 6/22/24 ; S2 8/6/24
The legendary Weekly Shonen Jump manga series by Nakaba Suzuki, author of “The Seven Deadly Sins,” gets its first anime adaptation! Third-grader Nanaumi Gawain lives with his grandfather in the mountains of Fukushima. He practices baseball with his friends all day long while dreaming of becoming the best hitter in the world. One day, he encounters a female professional golfer named Kiria Nishino and becomes enchanted by golf after hitting the ball over 300 yards on his first drive. Afterward, Kiria helps him move to Tokyo and enroll at Camelot Academy, a world-famous school for junior golfers. There, his innate talent for golf blooms as he ruthlessly competes against gifted rivals from all around the world!
Premieres: June TBA
Network: Netflix
As a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
Do we know if Hulu will be the only entity to have the dub, or if it will be on other platforms, too? The show in general is definitely going to be on multiple platforms.