Though Warner Bros has owned an animation studio in Japan for a while, in recent years they’ve collaborated with prominent anime directors to produce movies and TV shows based directly on their most well-known properties. 2018’s Batman Ninja was a prime example of this, and it appears to be have been popular enough that a sequel is now in development.
What they’re calling Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League was announced today. Junpei Mizusaki (most known for the CG main titles in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) directed the first film and will return to direct this one as well, at studio Kamikaze Douga. Shinji Takagi will serve as co-director, from a screenplay by Kazuki Nakashima (Promare), Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai) will design the characters and Yugo Kanno (PSYCHO-PASS) will handle the soundtrack.
Casting at this time is mostly a blank slate, but Koichi Yamadera, who voiced Batman in the Japanese dub and is also the voice of Spike in Cowboy Bebop), will reprise the role (not Spike).
In the original Batman Ninja, the Dark Knight and his enemies were sent back in time thanks to a time machine snafu (and Gorilla Grodd). The rogue’s gallery took over leadership of various factions and faced off for control of ancient Japan. Batman was stuck with the task of stopping them all while trying to figure out a way to send everyone home.
What happens next, and how does the Yakuza factor in? We’ll find out when we hear more about Batman Ninja Vs. Yakuza League at Anime Expo 2024 in July.
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— 「ニンジャバットマン対ヤクザリーグ」Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League公式 (@batmanninja2018) May 30, 2024




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