Netflix to introduce 40 new exclusive anime titles this year.

Netflix today announced the addition of 40 new exclusive anime titles as the streamer looks to diversify its slate across genres. The broadened lineup includes lean-back titles such as Thermae Romae Novae, Kotaro Lives Alone and Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure. It also features family-friendly anime films like the gravity-defying action blockbuster Bubble which will premiere on April 28.

Kohei Obara, Director, Anime Creative, Netflix, said:

“Anime is one of the cornerstones of our investment in Japan, watched by nearly 90 percent of our members here last year. At the same time, interest in anime has grown worldwide, and more than half of our members globally tuned into it last year.”