Warner Bros. Japan Set To Continue 'Batman Ninja' Anime Series

Jun 4

Warner Bros. Japan recently announced that they will be heading up a sequel to 2018’s Batman Ninja. Currently in production, Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League will be directed by Junpei Mizusaki, who is returning from the first film, and Shinji Takagi (Blood: The Last Vampire).

The original Batman Ninja was released first digitally in April 2018 and then debuted in Japanese theaters in June 2018. While the first film debuted in Japanese, the script was later reinterpreted and rewritten for English-language audiences by writers Leo Chu and Eric Garcia for its Toonami release in the fall of 2021. The CG animated flick has since inspired a manga adaptation and a stage play that ran from October 1, 2021 - December 5, 2021, in Tokyo.

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In Batman Ninja, Batman and a few of his allies are transported back in time to feudal Japan along with many of his enemies, thanks to Gorilla Grodd’s time displacement machine. The warring factions of Japan are led by feudal lords who have been deceived and knocked down by the Gotham City villains, including the Joker, Deathstroke, and Two-Face.

Further plot details for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League will be announced at Anime Expo in Los Angeles next month. So far, it has been revealed that the studio Kamikaze Douga will be back to animate the film, alongside returning scriptwriter Kazuki Nakashima, character designer Takashi Okazaki, and composer Yūgo Kanno. Kōichi Yamadera (Cowboy Bebop) will also reprise his role as Batman from the original Batman Ninja. The Anime Expo panel “Warner Bros. Japan presents Suicide Squad ISEKAI and Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League” is scheduled for July 4.

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