The streaming giant announced the return of “Baki Hanma” during AnimeJapan 2022, with the second season of the anime series adapting Baki’s fight with the primitive warrior Pickle. Meanwhile, “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean” will resume later this year with episodes 13–24. It will adapt the sixth installment of Hirohiko Araki’s original manga.

“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,” the Netflix Anime Creative Director Kohei Obara stated.

“From diversifying our slate to bringing back fan favorites, we want to continue growing our members’ discovery and love for anime, both in Japan and around the world with this next chapter of anime on Netflix,” he added.

Anime was initially introduced to Filipinos during the time of Martial Law. In the 1970s, certain anime programs reflected the country’s political context, which was characterized by the presence of authoritarian authorities and the development of various heroic figures.