HBO MAX is kicking off 2021 the correct way with a bunch of acquisitions, but the biggest story is the slow replacement of Crunchyroll arrivals with that of GKIDS original animated films that will be made available in English dubbed adaptation. Here are the release dates with links to reviews with the exception of Night Is Short, Walk on Girl linked to the new trailer that GKIDS has posted.
- 12 oz. Mouse (series; Jan 1)
- Batman Beyond (series; Jan 1)
- Batman Beyond: The Return of the Joker (feature; Jan 1)
- Batman: Bad Blood (feature; Jan 1)
- Batman: Death in the Family (short; Jan 1)
- Batman: Hush (feature; Jan 1)
- Batman: The Animated Series (series; Jan 1)
- The Jellies! (series; Jan 1)
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (feature; Jan 1)
- Superman: Doomsday (feature; Jan 1)
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow (feature; Jan 1)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor (series; Jan 1)
- Hellboy: Blood and Iron (feature; Jan 12)
- Hellboy: Sword of Storms (feature; Jan 12)
- Hellboy: The Dark Below (feature; Jan 12)
- The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (feature; Jan 12)
- Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (feature; Jan 12)
- Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (feature; Jan 12) (English dub premiere)
- Promare (feature; Jan 12)
- Ride Your Wave (feature; Jan 12)
- Vixen (series; Jan 12)
- Re:ZERO – Starting Life in Another World (director’s cut), season 1 (series; Jan 15)