Netflix set to launch 40 new anime shows in 2021

Online streaming platform Netflix at Tokyo's AnimeJapan 2021 Expo recently announced that following the success of its 'Blood of Zeus' series last year, it will be launching 40 new anime titles in 2021. According to The Verge, the upcoming series, scheduled to be released this year include an adaptation of the Japanese manga 'Record of Ragnarok', set to premiere in June. The line-up also includes names like 'Yasuke', which will be about an African samurai in feudal-era Japan, set to come out on April 29, and 'Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness', based on the video game franchise. As per The Verge, last year the worldwide anime market reached $23 billion and is expected to grow more than $36 billion by 2025. Sony had announced in December that it planned to buy anime video site Crunchyroll for nearly $1.2 billion, although that sale has been delayed due to an antitrust probe by the US Department of Justice.