From Long Story Short and SAKAMOTO DAYS, to Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch and Haunted Hotel, discover your next favorite adult animation on Netflix.
Netflix’s Adult Animation Slate
Netflix has unveiled many groundbreaking adult animated shows and massive hits to global audiences over the past 10 years. Netflix animated shows that have impacted pop culture include: BoJack Horseman, Arcane, Big Mouth, Love Death + Robots, Devil May Cry, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and Blue Eye Samurai.
Love, Death + Robots volume 4 and Arcane season 2 were recently just nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program and Outstanding Sound Editing for an Animated Program. Actress Maya Rudolph has been recognized in the Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance category with 6 nominations for her work on Big Mouth from 2020 – 2025.
Here’s what’s coming next on Netflix in Adult Animation:
ADULT ANIMATION
August 13: Fixed
August 22: Long Story Short
September 19: Haunted Hotel
Fall 2025: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Coming 2026: Mating Season
Coming Soon: Devil May Cry S2
Coming Soon: Blue Eye Samurai S2
ANIME
Now Available: Leviathan
Now Available: DAN DA DAN (weekly episodes)
Now Available: The Summer Hikaru Died (weekly episodes)
Now Available: SAKAMOTO DAYS (weekly episodes)
August 14: Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage
September 7: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
September 2025: Pokémon Concierge (New Episodes)
December 2025: Record of Ragnarok III
Coming 2026: BEASTARS: Final Season Part 2
Coming Soon: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2
Highly Anticipated Adult Animation Shows on Netflix
From Preschool to Anime, tentpole films to adult comedy or horror, Netflix has become a major go-to destination for animation fans with over half of the streaming service’s members watching animation each month.
Animation is not just for kids – it’s a serious medium that can be the chosen canvas to tell ANY type of story, including very adult ones.
Fixed
This sneak peek teaser trailer includes the exclusive first look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s director’s cut for the new adult animated comedy film Fixed.
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch
Starring Liev Schreiber as Sam Fisher, this first-ever adaptation of the acclaimed stealth video game follows Fisher, a black ops agent working for a US government division called the Fourth Echelon. Fisher is drawn back into the field when a young wounded operative seeks out his help.
The Splinter Cell: Deathwatch series is produced by Ubisoft Film & Television alongside animation studios Sun Creature and Fost. The executive producers are Kolstad and Hélène Juguet, Hugo Revon, and Gérard Guillemot for Ubisoft. The head writer is Derek Kolstad (John Wick) and it’s directed by Guillaume Dousse and Félicien Colmet-Daage.
Watch the Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Teaser Trailer
Blue Eye Samurai Season 2
Set in the Edo period of Japan, Blue Eye Samurai follows Mizu, a mixed-race master of the sword who lives a life in disguise while seeking the deliverance of revenge.
Blue Eye Samurai was created by Amber Noizumi and Michael Green, who also serve as executive producers and writers on the production. The show is animated by Blue Spirit, and Erwin Stoff is an executive producer while Jane Wu is supervising director and producer.
The Voice cast includes Maya Erskine as Mizu, George Takei as Seki, Masi Oka as Ringo, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as The Swordmaker, Brenda Song as Akemi, Darren Barnet as Taigen, Randall Park as Heiji Shindo, and Kenneth Branagh as Abijah Fowler.
Supporting voice cast includes Stephanie Hsu as Ise, Ming-Na Wen as Madame Kaji, Harry Shum Jr. as Takayoshi and Mark Dacascos as Chiaki, amongst other talent.
Leviathan
Set in a war-torn reimagining of 1914, Leviathan follows Alek, a fugitive prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Deryn Sharp, a daring young girl disguised as a boy to serve in the British Air Service.
When fate throws them together aboard the HMS Leviathan, a massive, living airship made from genetically engineered creatures, they embark on a world-changing adventure that will challenge everything they know about war, loyalty, and identity.
Blending sweeping action, high-altitude battles, and emotional storytelling, Leviathan explores how two unlikely teens can rewrite history in a world on the brink of collapse.
Based on: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Illustrated by: Keith Thompson
Directed by: Christophe Ferreira
Music by: Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi (Suzume, Ghost In The Shell SAC_2045, Metal Gear Solid 4)
Original Songs by: Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky)
Executive Producers: Justin Leach, Taiki Sakurai
Produced by: Qubic Pictures (Eden, Star Wars: Visions)
Production: Orange (Trigun Stampede, BEASTARS, Land of the Lustrous)
The Summer Hikaru Died
The story follows two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, who live in a rural Japanese village. Growing up they were inseparable, until the day Hikaru came back down from the mountains and was no longer himself. “Something” foreign had taken over his body, memories, and feelings as everything around them begins to unravel.
Cast: Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka, Shuichiro Umeda as Hikaru, Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka, Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi, Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi, Yoshiki Nakajima as Yuta Maki and Shion Wakayama as Yuki Tadokoro.
Original story: Based on the manga The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren, originally serialized in the YOUNG ACE UP and published by KADOKAWA
Director/Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
Prop Design: Ryunosuke Oji
Sub Character Design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Seigan, Shoko Nagasawa
Art Setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeshi Takahashi, Yohihiro Sono
Art Director: Kohei Honda
Color Design: Naomi Nakano
Assistant Color Design: Yuko Koshida
3D Supervisor: Yoshinori Nakano
Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda
2D Design: Yusuke Nagara, Yuri Tsue
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
Sound Direction: Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Production: dugout
Music: Taro Umebayashi
Opening Theme Song: Saikai by Vaundy
Ending Theme Song: Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster) by TOOBOE
Animation Production: CygamesPictures
©Mokumokuren/KADOKAWA/The Summer Hikaru Died Partners
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
This story unfolds in a particular town where two infamous schools are in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys’ school primarily attended by students with challenging academic records, and its neighbor, Kikyo Girls’ High, known for its students hailing from wealthy and prestigious families.
One day, Rintaro Tsumugi, a second-year student at Chidori with a fierce appearance but a gentle heart, is assisting at his family’s patisserie when he meets a customer named Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro cherishes his interactions with Kaoruko, as she doesn’t judge him based on his looks.
However, this serene connection is abruptly shaken when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation sets the stage for their challenging journey, as they strive to overcome the societal barriers imposed by their schools and environment, seeking to carve out their own path.
Original Work: The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity by Saka Mikami (Serialized on Magazine Pocket from Kodansha)
Director: Miyuki Kuroki
Associate Director: Satoshi Yamaguchi
Series Composition: Rino Yamazaki
Series Director: Haruka Tsuzuki
Character Design and Chief Animation Supervisor: Kohei Tokuoka
Minor Character and Clothing Design: Manami Umeshita
Cake Design: Yasuho Tamura
Prop Design: Yuko Yoshida
Art Director: Asuka Koki
Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
Color Design: Asuka Yokota
Cinematographer: Yukiko Nagase
3D Director: Keita Watanabe (Sublimation)
Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
Music: Moeki Harada
Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Production: CloverWorks
Theme Song Opening: Manazashi wa Hikari by Tatsuya Kitani
Theme Song Ending: Hare no Hi ni by Reira Ushio
Note: The information above was sourced from a press release and Tudum.
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