As we noted
when Netflix announced its expanded deal with Fox, there's some new
anime available on Watch Instantly these days and now Netflix has revealed a deal with Viz Media made it all possible. This has brought hundreds of episodes of popular series including
Bleach,
Naruto and
Inuyasha to the service and most importantly, they're uncut and feature the Japanese audio with subtitles -- a must for hardcore fans. There's also new eps of other series like
Trigun and
Fullmetal Alchemist available through a deal with Funimation, but unfortunately it appears those are dubbed editions. Clearly licensing issues play a role, but here's hoping we see more original audio, uncut releases in the future (trying to watch
Ghost in the Shell dubbed is just painful) or in the best possible case -- an option to watch subbed or dubbed.
