Entertainment news source Variety has reported the most popular anime on Netflix in 2020 for various Southeast Asian regions on Thursday.
Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film is the most popular anime title on the streaming platform in the Philippines.
Here are titles that are popular in the respective SEA countries:
- Pokémon movie Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution – Malaysia, Singapore, and India
- Studio Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle – Thailand
- Studio Colorido’s A Whisker Away – Hong Kong and Indonesia
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Taiwan
With the rising popularity of streaming services like Netflix in Asia, anime viewership has doubled year-on-year from 2019 to 2020.
With Netflix recent announcement of a boat load of Netflix Original Anime titles to soon be available in the streaming giant’s library, it is a bright and binge worthy future for anime fans worldwide.
Source: Variety
