The first visual promo for the upcoming Netflix series "Erased" was released a couple of days ago, and it looks amazing. Originally announced back in March, "Erased" will be a live-action adaptation of the anime bearing the same name. This is the first visual material we've received so far, and it's promising.

As I was reading through various forums and comment threads, the conversations seemed to fit my expectations. That is many anime fans reacted with concern, sometimes disgust, at the thought of another Netflix live-action take on a beloved anime title.

Normally I'd find myself shouting into that echo chamber as well, but this time things are a bit different. This isn't the same as say, Netflix's "Death Note" travesty or even the upcoming Paramount film "Your Name." Both of those had me disappointed and borderline offended in some regards. "Erased" is different. Dare I say that I'm actually a little bit excited.

And that's because this isn't some Americanized, Western adaptation of the anime. It's a Japanese production, with a Japanese cast and crew, filmed on location in Japan.

They aren't renaming the characters, they aren't rehoming them to San Fransokyo or something silly like that (looking at you "Big Hero 6"), and they aren't remaking the story to fit a Western audience.

In fact, they're adapting the epilogue story of the manga (that's the original Japanese comic). Now, I'm relatively unfamiliar with most of Japan's live-action takes on anime titles, but seeing as "Erased" is among my favorite anime, this might be the springboard I need to get started.

For those who haven't seen the anime (or read the manga), but are considering checking this out, "Erased" tells the story of a 29-year-old man named Satoru Fujinuma. He's a painfully ordinary man with the ability to be randomly sent back in time moments before a tragedy occurs.

He has no control over this power, nor does he know when or where it will happen. Called "Revival", one of these events sends him way back into his childhood before the deaths of three friends. It then becomes a question of whether or not he can solve the mystery of their kidnapping and ultimately their murder.

It's a well animated, cinematic anime spanning an easily consumable 12 episodes and definitely worth a watch, especially if you plan on catching the live-action epilogue coming to Netflix this December.

So for all my anime fans out there that are concerned about this news, don't be. This won't be another "Death Note" or "Last Airbender". This one seems like it's worth a chance.