From Death Note, BleachY full metal alchemist, we’ve already seen several of the world’s most popular anime titles adapted into live-action series and movies on Netflix. With many more adaptations on the way, we’ll be keeping track of all the anime adaptations coming to Netflix in 2022 and beyond.
While there have been plenty of hits and misses with anime adaptations over the years, some of the adaptations Netflix has in the works could be some of the best yet.
Alice in Borderland (Season 2)
Seasons: 2 | Episodes: to be confirmed
Gender: Action, Drama, Mystery | Execution time: 50 minutes
To emit: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijiro Murakami, Takanobu Shiohara, Kenji Takagi
Netflix release date: December 2022
When it comes to anime/manga to live action series, Alice in Borderland has easily been one of the best received originals on Netflix. The wait for season 2 is long, but we’ve known for some time that the series will return in late 2022.
Living an unemployed life obsessed with video games, Ryohei Alice has grown bored. During a festival celebration, Ryohei wishes to live in another world, one more exciting than the one he and his two friends live in. His wish comes true and suddenly Ryohei and his two friends Karube and Segawa find themselves in a parallel world where the key to survival is playing games.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Season 1)
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 10
Gender: action adventure
To emit: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Daniel Dae Kim, Dallas Liu
Netflix release date: to be confirmed
We understand that adding Avatar to this list is cheating, however, the beloved animated series is as close to the western version of the anime as we’re going to get.
The stakes are high in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar. The series is one of the most beloved franchises of the 2000s and remains one of the most popular cartoons seen on Netflix today. The production of the series has already seen its fair share of controversy, but we hope that when Avatar arrives it will be one of the best shows on Netflix.
While Aang, the next Avatar, a mythical being capable of bending all four elements, has been frozen in ice for a hundred years, the Fire Nation invaded the other three elemental nations, the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, and the Earth Kingdoms. Air Nomads. Thawing, Aang enlists the help of Katara and Sokka, as he must learn to master the four elements and save the world.
One Piece (Season 1)
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: 10
Gender: Action, Adventure | Execution time: to be confirmed
To emit: Inaki Godoy, Peter Gadiot, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Taz Skylar
Netflix release date: to be confirmed
Much like Avatar, the stakes are high in the live-action adaptation of Echiiro Oda’s beloved pirate odyssey, One Piece.
Any fan concerned with the series will be reassured to know that Oda is heavily involved in the creation of the series, and many of the creative decisions are made by him first before being put into action. This means that unlike many other live action adaptations of beloved manga and anime, the series will be driven by the creative vision of the manga author.
Following the execution of legendary pirate Gol D. Roger, his last words inspired a new era of piracy. 24 years later, Monkey D. Luffy, a rookie pirate, dreams of becoming the next Pirate King and sets out to find his own crew and search for the legendary treasure, One Piece.
List of current anime adaptations on Netflix
In case you were looking for current anime adaptations on Netflix, you can stream the following titles:
Untitled Pokémon live-action series
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: to be confirmed
Gender: Action, Adventure | Execution time: to be confirmed
To emit: to be confirmed
Netflix release date: to be confirmed
If there’s one thing Pokémon Detective Pikachu proved, it’s that there’s an appetite for live-action content from the Pokémon franchise.
With nine generations of Pokemon now available and a vast world with many different regions, the live-action adaptation doesn’t have to be limited to just the Kanto region. However, according to the synopsis on the IMDb pro page for the series, the series will be an anime adaptation, so for the first time in Pokémon history, we’ll get to see Ash in live action.
The series is still in the early stages of development, so we’ll be waiting a long time before seeing the adaptation on Netflix.
Sword Art Online (Season 1)
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: to be confirmed
Gender: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Execution time: to be confirmed
To emit: to be confirmed
Netflix release date: to be confirmed
Sword Art Online has been one of the most prominent anime series on Netflix and thanks to its being found in various libraries around the world, there are many avid anime fans whose first introduction to the world of anime was through Sword Art Online. .
As of now, there are no announced cast members, however, it has already been reported in advance that the series will star Asian actors.
There’s a lot of potential for the live-action adaptation to be one of the best on Netflix.
Kirito, a young beta tester of the revolutionary virtual reality equipment for the video game Sword Art Online, finds himself, along with 10,000 other players, trapped in the virtual world. The only means of escape is to complete all the Ironclad floors, but death in the game means death in real life.
Yu Yu Hakusho (Season 1)
Seasons: 1 | Episodes: to be confirmed
Gender: Action, Adventure, Comedy | Execution time: to be confirmed
To emit: Takumi Kitamura
Netflix release date: to be confirmed
There will be many anime fans who are not familiar with Yuyu Hakushobut for older anime fans, the series was one of the standout animes of the 1990s.
Fans looking forward to the live-action series will be happy to learn that Netflix is already deep into production on Yu Yu Hakusho. Filming for the series began in July 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
Filming is likely already over, which means the series should be in the post-production process. There’s currently no word on whether or not the series will be coming to Netflix in 2022, but there’s definitely a decent chance.
What live-action adaptation are you hoping to see on Netflix in 2022 and beyond? Let us know in the comments below.