DC Announces Batman Anime: Suicide Squad Isekai

10 Comments | anime, DC, Harley Quinn, isekai, Suicide Squad, suicide squad isekai, wb | By Peter Paltridge | July 3, 2023 | 2 minutes of reading

There’s a new Batman anime series coming. A new Batmanime. However, Batman himself is not the star.

Suicide Squad Isekai is a new joint production between Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio. It was revealed this morning during a panel at Anime Expo 2023. This time, Joker and Harley Quinn lead the show, but they’re going someplace they’ve never gone before. Dragons! Pig men! What’s going on here? They don’t know, but it looks like a good place to cause some chaos. Harley readies her mallet.

Isekai, the Japanese term for a story where someone falls into a completely different world (usually a fantastical one) and must learn to adapt, has become its own genre of anime recently. Technically, the previous Batman anime production we saw WB shepherd (Batman Ninja) was an isekai, as it saw Bruce Wayne and his enemies transported into Japan’s past.

As for what the actual Suicide Squad has to do with this situation…we originally assumed nothing, but we do see a brief shot of Amanda Waller before the title hits. Perhaps she is the one who sent them into this world…or perhaps they were on a different mission, stumbled into this one, and thought “heck, why not, puddin’.” Either way, Waller doesn’t look pleased.

But don’t expect the villains you’re familiar with. “Everybody has their favorite version of Joker,” says Eri Osada, director of the series (but more famous for Jujutsu Kaisen). “We ultimately decided to not copy any particular iteration and have something completely unique.”

There is no word on when Suicide Squad Isekai could be released. We’ll let you know.

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Big_NightWing_Energy

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#1 Jul 03, 2023

This anime will be interesting to both superhero and Isekai fans. I hope it is a huge hit and draws a wide variety of fans from both genres. This is actually a great idea because even though they are villains in their home worlds, depending on whom they kill, they might be considered heroes in the new one.

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Cupid is so Dumb

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#2 Jul 03, 2023

Although I knew it would happen eventually, I did not expect Harley and the Joker to be isekai'd. One of the things I never expected to hear in my life. Harley Quinn and the Joker are accidentally becoming the hero of a different world.

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Daredevil2000

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#3 Jul 04, 2023

That's incredible. I was on the fence about watching this before realizing that Tappei Nagatsuki was participating. It's so good and refreshing to see major live action media properties get animated adaptations, especially in the last five years when there have been far too many live action adaptations of animation stuff that simply don't work. I was considering whether or not to watch this episode before realizing that Tappei Nagatsuki was participating. This show is going to be awesome.

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gohan210

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#4 Jul 04, 2023

DC comics characters in Anime form feels good. Its something I never thought I will see in my laifu.

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Screamo

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#5 Jul 04, 2023

Harley, the Joker, and the Squad in an Isekai setting would be so entertaining! It's going to be a blast because they have such crazy personalities. They might even turn out to be the good guys and fight even badder dudes, depending on the odd situation they find themselves in. I can't wait for this animation, dude. The overall aesthetic is sick! Man, I can't wait! When DC releases these little surprises, you may start to believe again in the audiovisual products the company sells.

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GusGatliff

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#6 Jul 04, 2023

Batman appears to be taking a backseat as the Joker and Harley Quinn wreak havoc in a brand-new universe. pig men and dragons? Who would have thought the Suicide Squad would become dimension hopping travelers? However, they were not killed by a truck, LOL.
Isekai appears to be the newest fad, and now Harley Quinn and the Joker have joined the group. In those new dimensions, I can already hear anarchy starting to take hold.

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ViperStrike31

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#7 Jul 04, 2023

The Suicide Squad must have a sick sense of humor for Amanda Waller to put them into such a fantasy world. Perhaps she reasoned that it would be a pleasant change of scenery for her oddball squad. But based on the look on her face, I don't think she was prepared for the level of chaos that awaiting them. The inventiveness displayed here is indisputable. No rehashed jokes from the past or copy-pasted material. The legendary figures will be presented in a distinctive and new way in this Suicide Squad Isekai. When you can have something absolutely mind-bending, why bother with familiarity?

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JeffraGray

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#8 Jul 04, 2023

Well, slap my utility belt and call me Bat-laugh! A DC comics anime where the Suicide Squad gets isekai'd into a world of dragons and pig men? Who would've thought we needed that in our lives? It's like mixing a potent concoction of chaos, mayhem, and a side order of oink! I can't help but chuckle at the sheer absurdity of it all. Bravo, DC, for giving us something we never knew we needed, but now can't imagine living without!

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