Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled July 3 as the release date for DC anime sequel Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League on Max.
Reimagining DC’s Dark Knight through the lens of Japanese anime, Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League is the sequel to the 2018 anime film Batman Ninja.
Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League follows Batman’s return to feudal-era Japan to face off against a mysterious new threat — the Yakuza League — formed from the warped remnants of his greatest allies. He arrives to find a world where the Yakuza war with each other, and brutality reigns without honor or humanity.
The film is directed by Jumpei Mizusaki (Batman Ninja) and Shinji Takagi (Steamboy).
Veteran screenwriter and novelist Kazuki Nakashima penned the screenplay, with character designs by Takashi Okazaki and music by Yugo Kanno.
The voice cast stars Koichi Yamadera as Batman. Yamadera has voiced characters in films like Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell.
Yuki Kaji (Attack on Titan) will voice Robin, with Kengo Kawanishi (Kaiju No. 8) voicing Red Robin.
Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League is produced by Warner Bros. Japan in collaboration with Japanese animation studio Kamikaze Douga.
