Netflix's Trese Is The Anime You Need To Watch This Week

In 2005, writer Budjette Tan and illustrator KaJO Baldisimo created Trese, an award-winning graphic novel series in the Philippines. On June 10, Netflix released a six-episode Original Anime Series based on the comics as part of the platform's push for more Asian content.

Set in Manila, it follows crime-busting detective Alexandra Trese who goes “head to head with a criminal underworld composed of malevolent supernatural beings,” according to Netflix.