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Stranger Thingsfans are getting an anime version of the dark and eerie alternate dimension from the show with a spin-off finally said to be in the works. The popular Netflix show is going to have its very own and very first anime spin-off series titledStranger Things: Tokyo. While the plot details are being kept under wraps, the show is already said to be developing.
The show has already been composed into a gaming format with a total of threeStranger Thingsgames presently available. Two of these are phone games whereas the third and the latest one calledStranger Things: Puzzle Taleshas been shifted to the Netflix Games platform. So adding a spin-off to these developments would certainly bode well for the expansion of the franchise.
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AStranger ThingsAnime Spin-off Series is in the Works
The Duffer brothers have been hinting toward a spin-off series for quite a while now and it looks like fans are finally getting the project soon. AStranger Thingsanime spin-off series calledStranger Things: Tokyois reportedly going to be“the first” official spin-off of the sci-fi/adventure show.
At the moment, not much is known about the spin-off except that it will be an anime and around 6 hours long. According toWhat’s on Netflix, the series will witness twin brothers who are video game geeks have an unsettling encounter with the Upside Down which will soon turn into an epic adventure instead. The anime series is said to be set in the 1980s in Tokyo.
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Earlier this year in July, the show’s creators also announced an untitled live-action spin-off series, however more details about the same are yet to be disclosed.Matt Dufferdid mention that the story of the spin-off is going to be “1000% different” than the original show so that’s definitely something.
AsStranger Thingsapproaches its end with the fifth and final season about a year or so away, there is potential for more such spin-off series to be released, thereby bolstering the legacy of theStranger Thingsuniverse. Till then though, fans are flipping out at the news of this new anime spin-off.
Stranger ThingsFans Are Thrilled to Hear About the Show’s Spin-off
The news ofStranger Things: Tokyoseems to have struck a match of excitement among the fandom as people react positively toward this new development. Especially because the spin-off is going to be an anime series, fans are all the more intrigued to see just how it would play out.
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While the spin-off seems to have earned encouraging reactions till now, there also seems to be a unanimous discussion about how it would be inherently better if the series would have an ’80s anime aesthetic. But all in all, people are thrilled to witness an anime version ofStranger Things.
The Upside Down in anime form could potentially look insanely cool, we let them cook
— Bailey (@SirBalium)Jul 24, 2025
Damn. That sounds sweet.pic.twitter.com/4CeR0u2L8a
— Pariah Mentality (@PariahMentality)June 17, 2025
DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!
— Leo Rydel (@GeeklyGoods)August 13, 2025
This sounds intriguing, I love it.pic.twitter.com/evlh5ysoeq
— ✨️ 𝕄𝔸𝕊𝕋𝔼ℝ 𝕆𝔽 𝕊ℙ𝔸ℝ𝕂𝕃𝔼𝕊 ✨️ (@Lord0fSparkles)August 22, 2025
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The potential release date forStranger Things: Tokyohasn’t been divulged yet but it could very well premiere in late 2023.Stranger Thingsseason 5 itself isn’t likely to release before 2024 so it’s unclear what the Duffer brothers have in store for the spin-off. But one thing is clear enough, it’s going to be a blast!
Stranger Thingsseason 1-4 can be streamed on Netflix.
Source:Discussing Filmvia Twitter
Khushi Shah
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With a prolific knowledge of everything pop culture and a strong penchant for writing, Khushi has penned over 700 articles during her time as an author at FandomWire.An abnormal psychology student and an fervent reader of dark fiction, her most trusted soldiers are coffee and a good book.
