"Netflix Original" anime (and many other foreign media, e.g. K-Dramas) aren't produced by Netflix; Netflix just throws money at them to get exclusive US distrib

"Netflix Original" anime (and many other foreign media, e.g. K-Dramas) aren't produced by Netflix; Netflix just throws money at them to get exclusive US distribution rights. There's competition here, but it's with other US anime distributors to get rights to Japanese-produced content aimed at a Japanese audience.