Anime adaptations of Western works are hot right now, withNetflix’slatest seriesLeviathan, based on the 2009 Scott Westerfeld alternate history novel.Netflix Anime on X (formerly Twitter)recently posted their latest trailer to saytheLeviathananime is coming to the streaming service in 2025, joiningSakamoto Daysas another exciting series for fans to anticipate next year. The fact that Orange Co., Ltd., the team behindBeastarsandTrigun Stampedeis handling it, is also exciting for fans as the studio builds upon over a decade of impressive visual spectacle.
Leviathan’sstory focuses on an alternate history take on World War I. The story pits the Central Powers, who succeeded the Triple Alliance and are known as the Clankers who use dieselpunk war machines, against the Triple Entente or “Darwinists” who deploy biopunk conventions including synthetic creatures including the eponymous Leviathan, a whale airship. At the center ofLeviathan’splot areAleksandar, a prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Deryn Sharp, a commoner girl, who wind up on a journey to reshape history amid deadly clashes of beastly constructs and machines.
Alternate History Leviathan Anime Joins Netflix in 2025
The Latest Exciting Adaptation from Orange Studio
Leviathanis a perfect new project for Orange. At the same time,fans continue to wait forTrigun Stargaze, as the studio’s excellent 3D CG work is an enticing prospect for a fantastical clash on land and in the air between man, beast, and machine. The trailer details the fascinating characters at the center of the plot, with Deryn settling on “Dylan Sharp” as she goes in disguise aboard her Huxley. This jellyfish-like creature brings her to the Leviathan, a massive airship built on a flying whale.The concept alone is a visually enticing idea befitting Orange’s fluid animation.
Throughout much of theLeviathananime there will be beautiful battles meshing together steampunk, biopunk, and dieselpunk concepts.
Aleksandar, meanwhile, encounters Deryn after a fateful crash landing, where the plot grows more complicated. Throughout much of theLeviathananime there will be beautiful battles meshing together steampunk, biopunk, and dieselpunk concepts, including bats dropping bombs and WWI-era biplanes. In a way,given Orange’s earliest foundations being in mecha, along withBeastarsand the exceptional, stylized combat found inTrigun Stampede,the studio is an excellent choice for an anime as niche asLeviathan, so fans should be excited about more news in 2025.
Leviathan Expands Orange’s Already Diverse Portfolio
A Strong Case for 3D CG
Given thecontroversial nature of 3DCG usage in anime, Orange’s place as an acclaimed producer of some of the most recent hits likeTrigun Stampedemay be a surprise.However, this same fluidity of motion is found in theLeviathantrailer, and that’s not the only exciting draw for fans who might note the shades of Ghibli in this production. Joe Hisaishi is credited with original compositions for the series, as confirmed bynatalie.mu, it’s clear that anime adaptations of Western properties likeTerminator Zeroand, now,Leviathanprovide enticing glimpses of Netflix’s future.
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Orange’s work includes work beyondBeastarsandTrigun,includingLand of the Lustrous, Dimension W,and even mainstream franchises likeGodzillaandStar Fox. The studio has attracted renown for its unique use of 3DCG. This technique can often be dismissed when used by other studios yet brilliantly brought to dramatic life to evoke energy and emotion in their other projects. WithLeviathanfeaturing clashes of dieselpunk walkers and various war machines and beasts, action will be a major focal point forLeviathan, and Orange appears to be up to the task.
