Netflix & MAPPA Drops Big Updates for ‘Beat & Motion’ ‘Jimoto Saiko!’ & Sunrise x Shaft Collaboration

Netflix has unveiled exciting first-look trailers and release details for MAPPA's highly anticipated anime 'Beat & Motion' and 'Jimoto Saiko!'.

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Today, 3 major anime announcements were made, with a massive update for Beat & Motion and two new anime announced: Jimoto Saiko! and a collaboration between animation studios Sunrise and Shaft. 

Netflix has ramped up its anime output in recent years as the medium continues to explode in popularity. The demand for new anime has never been higher, and the streaming service is determined to cater to anime fans of all different tastes with new weekly titles, original net animations, and licensed content.

With the Annecy Film Festival just around the corner, even more announcements will be on the way soon. For now, three big announcements, two of which come from acclaimed studio Mappa.

Beat & Motion’s first teaser trailer, poster, and release window revealed

Years in the making, we’ve been waiting a terribly long time for an update on the Beat & Motion anime series. The Beat & Motion anime series was announced before the manga began publication, which ran in Shōnen Jump+ from February 25, 2023, to January 25, 2025. Six volumes of the manga were published. Mappa, the same studio behind Dorohedoro, Ranma 1/2, Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan is producing the anime.

We finally have a major update for the Beat & Motion anime, with Netflix unveiling its first poster and confirming that the anime will be released sometime in 2027.

 

A trailer for the anime has also been released by Netflix.

The plot of Beat & Motion is:

“Tatsuhiko Hirayama’s love for drawing began at a young age, and his aspiration was to work in animation someday. But when the young boy is bullied for his art, Tatsuhiko swears to never draw in front of others ever again. Desperate to find something new to fill the void in his heart, he turns to music but eventually becomes jaded by his own mediocrity.

While Tatsuhiko is out drinking with his friends, his sob story earns the ire of a drunk woman, who intimidates the young man into reassessing his attitude toward life. He decides to give animation another chance and soon rediscovers his love for the medium, pushing himself to publish a short video. Tatsuhiko is stunned when the video goes viral, even more so when his favorite singer, Nico Kashiwagi, requests a collaboration on her next music video!

Excited to finally meet the artist he has admired for so long, the young man is shocked to discover that Nico is the same bar patron that gave him an earful, though she has no recollection of that drunken night. While initially hesitant of their new partnership, Tatsuhiko slowly learns that there is more to Nico’s brutish passion than he realizes.”

Jimoto Saiko! (WT) new anime announced unveils first poster and trailer

A brand-new anime has been announced for Netflix: Jimito Saiko. Another Mappa project, the anime will be an adaptation of the web manga series by author and illustrator Usagi. 

Netflix has released an official poster for the anime, but a release window has yet to be announced

 

An official trailer for the anime has also been released.

Sunrise and Shaft are collaborating on a project for the first time

Animation studios Sunrise and Shaft are collaborating on a project for the first time ever. However, details of the project won’t be announced until June 23rd!

Sunrise is famous for producing the Gundam series, alongside other popular anime such as City Hunter, Code Geass, Gintama, Sacred Seven, Tiger & Bunny. Meanwhile, Shaft is known for the anime series The Quintessential Quintuplets, Magia Record, March Comes in Like a Lion, and Pretty Boy Detective Club.

 

It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks for anime Netflix news. Next week, Netflix will be showcasing a large portion of its upcoming slate during the Annecy Film Festival with a showcase taking place on June 23rd at 4:30PM CEST. That’s in addition to a number of Netflix shows, like Cyberpunk Edgerunners expected to debut new intel at Anime Expo LA on the July 4th weekend.

Which of the three anime are you looking forward to watching on Netflix? Let us know in the comments below!

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