Netflix is officially losing <em>Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead</em>, further solidifying Crunchyroll’s dominance in the streaming world. While Netflix was once perceived as a death sentence for anime, it has significantly improved its reputation in recent years by expanding its library and enhancing its simulcasts, making it one of the best platforms for anime.
Netflix has genuinely become a great site for streaming anime, but that’s only for titles they can retain the licenses for. It’s common for Netflix to suddenly stop streaming shows and movies, particularly third-party content, and this is happening again, as it has been revealed that Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead will be leaving Netflix on July 7.
Granted, fans can still watch Zom 100 on Crunchyroll, but this situation demonstrates that Crunchyroll’s dominance in the anime world is unlikely to diminish anytime soon.
Why Netflix Losing Zom 100 Is Such A Big Deal
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In the grand scheme of things, Netflix losing Bug Films’ Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead might not be that significant. They still offer plenty of great titles for fans, whether licensed properties or original works, and Zom 100 should remain available on other platforms like Crunchyroll and Hulu, so it’s not like the series is on the verge of becoming lost media like other shows and movies Netflix loses rights to.
At the same time, though, it means that Netflix is losing an incredible anime that excelled with clever writing and beautifully experimental art and direction. This also highlights an ongoing issue with streaming and digital media: there’s no guarantee that someone’s favorites will always be readily available. Ironically, the rise of streaming has made it harder to watch anime at times, and the Zom 100 situation is a recent example of this.
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Moreover, this makes Zom 100 another anime that can only be reliably watched on Crunchyroll. As great as Crunchyroll may be for anime, their tendency to monopolize both old and new titles can create issues for people who can’t access their platform. Additionally, with all the controversies surrounding their translations and general organization in recent years, it often raises concerns whenever they gain even more dominance in the streaming field. Crunchyroll’s continued supremacy only brings more controversy, and Zom 100 could be seen as another symptom of that.
Netflix Needs To Fix Its Biggest Anime Problem To Compete With Crunchyroll
While it’s common for streaming sites to lose rights to shows and movies after a certain period, Netflix is particularly notorious for this due to how much content they license and eventually stop paying rights for, especially concerning anime. This trend negatively impacts Netflix’s reputation as an anime streaming service. If it wants to continue competing with Crunchyroll, it needs to reduce this practice and allow more anime to remain as permanent fixtures.
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Netflix has plenty of potential to be just as great a place for streaming anime as Crunchyroll, if not better. However, this will never happen as long as its worst practices remain in place, as evidenced by Netflix losing Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead. Hopefully, it won’t be long until some notable changes are seen.
