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Netflix announces new anime series Ultraman, renews Aggretsuko

Netflix announced two new anime series, including "Ultraman", along with the renewal of popular series "Aggretsuko" for a second season.

News Desk (Inquirer.net/Asia News Network)
Fri, July 6, 2018

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Netflix announces new anime series Ultraman, renews Aggretsuko Netflix announced two new anime series, including 'Ultraman', along with the renewal of popular series 'Aggretsuko' for a second season. (Shutterstock/sitthiphong)

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s part of their Netflix Anime panel at Anime Expo, Netflix announced two new anime series, along with the renewal of popular series Aggretsuko for a second season, as well as date announcements and first look images for upcoming titles in their growing anime slate, including the following:

Ultraman

Ultraman is an action drama centered around a man possessing the spirit and DNA of the legendary hero “Ultraman” as he wears a metallic ultra suit and fights against evil. Ultraman will launch on Netflix in 2019.

Aggretsuko Season 2

Everyone’s favorite death metal panda is back! Retsuko will return to Netflix for Aggretsuko Season 2. Produced by Fanworks and featuring a character originally created by Sanrio, the creator of Hello Kitty, season two of Aggretsuko is coming to Netflix in 2019.

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GODZILLA: City on the Edge of Battle

The sequel to GODZILLA: Planet of the Monsters, this epic re-imagining of the Godzilla world in a futuristic setting pits humans and robots against the biggest Godzilla ever seen in an interplanetary struggle for survival. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle will launch on Netflix on July 18, 2018

Castlevania Season 2

Returning to Netflix for a second season, Castlevania, inspired by the classic videogame series, is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepes himself. Trevor Belmont, last survivor of his house, is no longer alone, and he and his misfit comrades race to find a way to save humanity from extinction at the hands of the grief-maddened Dracula and his sinister vampire war council. Castlevania Season 2 will launch on Netflix on October 26, 2018.

Cannon Busters

The show follows the adventures and exploits of S.A.M, a high-end friendship droid who’s joined by a quirky, discarded maintenance robot and a brash, deadly fugitive. Together, the unlikely trio embarks on an unforgettable journey in a fantastic and dangerous world in search of S.A.M’s best friend, the heir to a kingdom under siege. Cannon Busters will launch on Netflix on April 1,  2019.


This article appeared on the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
 

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