Premium VOD revenues in Japan rose 15% to $7.2 billion in 2025, according to Media Partners Asia (MPA), with SVOD subscribers (including YouTube Premium) reaching 67.9 million.

Netflix has entered into a multiyear exclusive unscripted agreement with MEGUMI in Japan following the success of her first reality project with the platform, Badly in Love.

Netflix has unveiled the latest additions to its slate of originals in Japan— commissioning a live-action series, a film, an unscripted show, and an animated production—as well as an expanded alliance with Toho Studios.

Netflix has entered into a strategic pact with MAPPA, the Japanese studio behind Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen, to develop new anime titles.

S&X, a manga series by Kisei Tada, originally published by Kodansha, is getting a live-action version on Netflix starring Kento Nakajima.