A new trailer was released on the official Japanese website of the Batman Ninja anime on Friday. The video also reveals that the anime will be released on June 15 plus a reveal of additional cast and staff names.
The newly announced cast members are the following:
Takehito Koyasu as Gorilla Grodd
Atsuko Tanaka as Poison Ivy
Junichi Suwabe as Deathstroke
Chō as Penguin
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Two-Face
Kenta Miyake as Bane
Yuuki Kaji as Robin
Kengo Kawanishi as Red Robin
Daisuke Ono as Nightwing
Akira Ishida as Red Hood
Houchu Ohtsuka as Alfred
Previously, the first batch of announced Japanese cast were: Kouichi Yamadera as Batman, Wataru Takagi as Joker, Ai Kakuma as Catwoman, Rie Kugimiya as Harley Quinn.
The story of the film sets itself during the Warring States Period in feudal Japan. It is in this time period that Batman and his allies finds themselves transported to. They are not the only ones to have traveled back however as the Joker too placed himself in the Warring States period in order to rewrite history by usurping Oda Nobunaga’s place as Warlord.
The is directed by Junpei Mizusaki, the opening animation director of the “Jojo Bizarre Adventures” series. Writing the screenplay for the work is Kazuki Nakashima, known to have worked on the screenplay of “Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars.”
Takashi Okazaki, the current character designer of action series, “Garo: Vanishing Line” will be taking said role for the production. As for the music of the film, that will be composed by Yuugo Kano, the composer of the “Psycho Pass” series. Lastly is the animation production to be taken charge by Kamikaze Douga who previously worked on the animation production of the “Amanatsu” OAV.
Co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger and published by DC Comics, Batman first made his appearance in Detective Comics #27 in May, 1939. This will be the first anime work involving the bat themed hero.