Netflix has revealed more information about the source of this week’s flurry of leaks from its upcoming animation slate, which saw blurred and watermarked full episodes of Arcane Season 2, Terminator Zero, Dan Da Dan and the Ranma ½ reboot, as well as the feature films Spellbound and Plankton: The Movie, spread through 4Chan and X via piracy links.
As previously reported, anime outlet Crunchyroll was also affected with the Season 3 premiere of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-; the platform is also a streaming partner for Science SARU’s Dan Da Dan.
The anime feature Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain, which was also leaked in full, is not clearly linked to either platform as international distribution plans have not been announced. The movie based on the popular Mononoke series premiered in Japan in July.
The third season of live-action webtoon adaptation Heartstopper was also caught up in the spill.
In a statement provided to IGN, a Netflix spokesperson confirmed: “One of our post-production partners has been compromised and footage from several of our titles has unfortunately leaked online. Our team is aggressively taking action to have it taken down.” Most link-sharing posts have been scrubbed, although screenshots of the pirate site URLs are still circulating, IGN reports.
Again, the quality of the leaked video is said to be quite poor, at a low resolution and watermarked. Fans excited to watch these shows and movies should mark their calendars in order to fully enjoy them as they were meant to be watched:
- Terminator Zero – Netflix – August 29
- Ranma ½ – Nippon TV / Netflix – October 5
- Ep. 1 World Premiere at Anime NYC, Aug. 24
- Dan Da Dan – Netflix – October 2024
- Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (Eps. 1-3) dub premier at Anime NYC; theatrical release through GKIDS, Sept. 13
- Re:ZERO Season 3 – Crunchyroll – October 2024
- Spellbound – Netflix – November 22
- Arcane Season 2 – Netflix – November 2024
- Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld – Netflix – 2024
- Plankton: The Movie – Netflix – 2025
[Source: IGN]
