I’m using ExpressVPN, have been using it for over a year. All was working well and I was able to watch anime such as My Hero Academia and Tokyo Ghoul on Netflix Japan, but then at the beginning of February something went wrong. Now, when I log on to Netflix while using VPN, I am not rerouted to the same Netflix Japan I used to see. Now, the front page is entirely in English (it used to have a mix of English and Japanese) and there are less than 20 anime shows available (no big-name anime).
Has something happened to Netflix Japan?
I have tried all Express VPN Japan servers available to me. All of them give the same sad results.
Despite its claims, ExpressVPN doesn’t work very well with Netflix. I suggest you to use Surfshark instead, according to me it’s the best one for Netflix.
Netflix updates their vpn detection all the time, so it’s like a game of cat and mouse. ExpressVPN prioritizes unblocking places like the US and UK for Netflix over Japan. I contact support every time so that they feel a little push. Anyone here experiencing this issue, please contact support and tell them to get it fixed so the engineers prioritize the fix for Japan.
It is easy to detect common VPN IP addresses. You can connect to ExpressVPN and then visit https://www.ip2location.com and see if it is detected as VPN or not.
*sigh* I see… Ok, I’ll definitely send in a complaint. Japan should definitely be on their priority list, seeing as lately that’s their whole selling point in ads on Youtube