Company had earlier listed anime for release in India on June 17
Netflix India has removed its listing for the anime of Shinya Umemura, Ajichika, and Takumi Fukui‘s Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga. The streaming platform had listed the anime for release in India on June 17 alongside its worldwide debut.
Netflix has not made a public statement about the removal. ANN reached out to Netflix for a comment regarding the removal, but the company did not respond by press time.
US Hindu activist Rajan Zed had made a statement on March 21 urging Warner Bros. Japan to “not trivialize” Hindu deity Lord Shiva in the anime. According to Zed, in early June Netflix had refused to remove the anime from its catalog, stating in an email to him that “We at Netflix respect all religions, communities and their cultures and traditions. The stories that are on our service…
