Original vertical anime crafted for mobile. 100% human-made. Watch pilots free.
ORIGINAL VERTICAL ANIME. HUMAN-MADE.
Ryuu™ is an independent streaming studio creating original vertical anime designed natively for your phone. Watch internet-born characters and creator-led worlds come to life in full-screen 9:16 - the way they were meant to be seen.
Stream free pilot episodes across our slate of original sci-fi and fantasy series today.
MOBILE STORYTELLING, MADE FOR 9:16
No cropping. No awkward horizontal video squeezed onto a vertical screen. Ryuu is animated from the very first sketch for your phone.
- Mobile-only by design: Ryuu™ is built exclusively for your phone and tablet. Traditional animation is designed for a distant TV screen across the room; our vertical camera moves, intimate close-ups, and character framing are crafted specifically to be experienced in the palm of your hand - not stretched across a desktop monitor with black bars.
- Full-screen mobile immersion: every scene, camera move, and character design is created natively for vertical viewing.
- Serialized episodes: stories are released in high-impact 2.5-3 minute cinematic chapters - paced like dynamic visual manga for fast, immersive mobile watching.
- A graphic-novel feel: the format works like an episodic visual chapter book - intimate, deliberate, and built to pull you into the world quickly.
- Uninterrupted viewing: our core streaming experience is built to stay free from mid-roll commercial ad interruptions.
HUMAN CRAFT, NO AI SHORTCUTS
Ryuu stands for human-made animation. Every series on Ryuu™ is created by real animators, writers, voice actors, and directors putting care and craft into every season.
We support independent, internet-native creators with production financing and direct revenue sharing so artists can build original, creator-owned worlds - not just one-off content.
That means you get stories with a point of view, a visual identity, and a real creative team behind them.
FEATURED ORIGINAL SERIES
Ryuu™ is a growing studio focused on original, serial storytelling:
- [Now streaming; new episodes weekly] Granite Waves, a dark science fantasy thriller-heist from creator Tezeze
- [Premiering soon] Sonnenlied, an original dark romance fantasy series from Alindraws
- [Premiering soon] Infinit, an original utopia-dystopia science fantasy animated series from No Sam
- [In development] Little Wizard, Big Journey, a magical cozy fantasy adventure from Shar
- [In development] Moth to Flame, a new creator-led horror mystical fantasy series in contemporary Japanese settings
New titles are added as the studio grows, so the universe keeps expanding.
HOW RYUU™ WORKS
- Mobile-first streaming: all shows stream exclusively inside the Ryuu mobile app on iOS and Android. Our website at ryuu.com is strictly your dashboard for secure subscription and account management.
- Free pilot episodes: watch the available pilot episodes from our series for free inside the app - no payment required.
- Subscription passes: to unlock full episodes, weekly drops, and in-app series chats, subscriptions are purchased on our secure web portal at ryuu.com.
- More support for creators: processing subscriptions on the website ensures more funds go directly to production and creator revenue-share.
TRANSPARENT ACCOUNT REGISTRATION
We respect your privacy and collect only what we need to make your account work:
- Email address: used to connect your web subscription to your mobile profile and unlock your episodes automatically when you log in.
- Phone number: used solely for one-time verification to keep bots out and protect our community chats. We do not use it for SMS marketing.
BUILT FOR FANDOMS
Ryuu™ is for fans who love deep lore, original characters (OCs), fan theories, and rich fictional universes. If you like discovering a creator’s world early and watching it evolve in real time, you’re in the right place.
Download Ryuu™ now, stream the free pilots, and step into the next era of original animation.