Global streaming giant Netflix has added on Thursday the Second Part of Tokyo Ghoul:re on their streaming line-up in the Philippines.
The popular streaming service has also added the classic sci-fi adventure series Trigun and the first season of the sci-fi thriller series Gantz.
Tokyo Ghoul:re
東京喰種:re
Haise Sasaki is a half-ghoul, half-human. There’s more to this young man than meets the eye, as unknown memories claw at his mind, slowly reminding him of the person he used to be. (Synopsis from ANIPLUS)
Tokyo Ghoul:re is the third season of the popular Tokyo Ghoul anime series, which is based on the second spin-off manga of the popular series by Sui Ishida. The manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine from October 2014 to July 2018, which has a total of 16 volumes.
The staff of the first part, including director Odahiro Watanabe, scriptwriter Chuji Mikasano and character designer Atsuko Nakajima, returned to work on the second part, which was produced by Pierrot.
Natsumi Hanae (“Eiichi Misumi”, Gamers!) also returned to portray the lead character “Ken Kaneki”.
Southeast Asian anime channel ANIPLUS Asia aired the First part of the thriller anime on a simulcast basis in April 2018, while the Second part was also aired in October the same year.
You may watch all three seasons of Tokyo Ghoul on the Netflix app on your device, or through this link: netflix.com/title/80023687.
Trigun
トライガン
Vash the Stampede is a wanted man with a habit of turning entire towns into rubble. The price on his head is a fortune, and his path of destruction reaches across the arid wastelands of a desert planet. Unfortunately, most encounters with the spiky-haired gunslinger don’t end well for the bounty hunters who catch up with him; someone almost always gets hurt – and it’s never Vash.
Oddly enough, for such an infamous fugitive, there’s no proof that he’s ever taken a life. In fact, he’s a pacifist with a doughnut obsession who’s more doofus than desperado. There’s a whole lot more to him than his reputation lets on – Vash the Stampede definitely ain’t your typical outlaw. (Synopsis from Madman Entertainment)
Trigun is an anime adaptation of a Japanese manga series by Natsuhiro Nightow, which was published in Tokuma Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Captain from May 1995 to February 1997. The manga has a total of three (3) volumes.
The anime adaptation was directed by Satoshi Nishimura, who eventually directed the first anime adaptation of Hajime no Ippo, while My Hero Academia scriptwriter Yousuke Kuroda handled the series composition.
Takahiro Yoshimatsu, who also worked on Cyber Formula GPX, handled the anime’s character designs, which was produced by Madhouse.
Masaya Onosaka, who portrayed “Takeo Takakura” in Magic User’s Club, voiced the lead character “Vash the Stampede”.
Trigun was first aired in the Philippines through terrestrial broadcaster GMA-7 in early 2000’s, which was then aired through defunct Filipino language anime channel HEROtv in 2012, and lastly, made available through video on-demand service Migo in 2013.
You may watch all episodes of Trigun on the Netflix app on your device, or through this link: netflix.com/title/70202899.
Gantz
ガンツ
If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead—yet you might be able to reclaim your mortality. First, the Gantz demands that you undertake brutal missions of madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. And if you die again—and you likely will—it’s permanent. (Synopsis from Funimation)
Gantz is an anime adaptation of a manga series by Hiroya Oku, which was published in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine from July 2000 to August 2013. The manga has a total of 13 volumes.
The anime adaptation was directed by Ichiro Itano, who worked in several Macross anime adaptations, while Great Teacher Onizuka scriptwriter Masashi Sogo handled the series composition.
Naoyuki Onda, who eventually worked in the popular anime series Psycho-Pass, handled the show’s character designs, which was produced by Gonzo.
The Japanese voice cast are lead by Daisuke Namikawa as “Kei Kurono” and Hitomi Nabatame as “Kei Kishimoto”.
Netflix is currently streaming GANTZ: O, which is a computer-generation anime feature film based in the manga series, directed by Yasushi Kawamura and written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa.
The anime film was released in October 2016 in Japanese theaters, which became available on the popular streaming service with English dubbing in 2017.
You may watch the first season of Gantz on the Netflix app on your device, or through this link: netflix.com/title/80133769.
