Record of Ragnarok Netflix’s Anime Release Date and Trailer Breakdown

Record of Ragnarok Anime: From Hades to Blood of Zeus, and even the forthcoming latest Percy Jackson film, ancient gods appear to be all the rage in mass culture these days. The upcoming anime version of the iconic Japanese manga Shuumatsu No Valkyrie, also known as Record of Ragnarok, will be yet another inclusion to this rising club, with its latest teaser premiering on Netflix’s virtual panel at AnimeJapan 2021. This announcement is part of Netflix’s intention to introduce 40 new original anime titles in 2021, almost double the amount released last year.

Record of Ragnarok Anime Details

The anime will follow a party known as the Gods’ Council who decide that life is no certainly valuable saving and that it should be extinct. Nevertheless, before this tragic catastrophe occurs, the valkyrie Brunhild (Miyuki Sawashiro) suggests a way for mankind to save itself: if a party of thirteen warriors from human history will defeat thirteen mighty gods, humanity’s destruction can be avoided. From biblical characters like Adam (Soma Saito) to warlords like Lu Bu, these human leaders serve a wide variety of people (Tomokazu Seki). The warriors will be pitted against a diverse group of gods from various religions and cultures.

Masao Okubo will direct Ragnarok, his first feature film since working as an animator on Red Baron and the 2011 Thundercats remake. The anime will be based on Shinya Umemura, Takumi Fukui, and the mangaka group Ajichika’s 2017 manga of the same name. Warner Bros. Japan created the film, which was animated by the Japanese studio Graphinica. Not only did Netflix announce a new teaser for the series, but a new poster was published as well. In what will undoubtedly be a war for the ages, the poster depicts Adam facing off against the all-powerful Zeus (Wataru Takagi).

While Ragnarok has been a commercial success, it has not been without controversy. On March 25, Rajan Zed, the President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, condemned the appearance of Shiva (Tatsuhisa Suzuki), Hinduism’s third deity, in manga and anime.

In a tweet, Zed said, “Inappropriately reimagining Hindu deities/concepts/scriptures/symbols/icons and redefining Hinduism for commercial or other agenda [is] not okay because it hurts devotees’ feelings.” He also said that he will be willing to help with the property in the future. No other Hindu organizations have issued statements in response to Ragnarok’s depiction of Shiva.

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