Adult Swim & Crunchyroll Team On Shenmue Anime Series
An anime television series of Shenmue was announced on September 4, 2020 at the virtual Crunchyroll Expo. The series will be directed by Sakurai Chikara with its original video game creator Yu Suzuki serving as executive producer. It will be animated by Telecom Animation Film with production management handled by Sola Entertainment. The series will contain 13 episodes and will air English dubbed on Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block and streamed by Crunchyroll.
The anime is a result of a joint co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim.
After he witnesses his father’s murder at the family dojo, Ryo dedicates his life to finding the man responsible – a mission that takes him from the streets of Yokosuka, Japan to the sprawling metropolis of Hong Kong, and beyond. Soon he’ll learn that larger, mystical forces are at play as he trains to become the ultimate martial artist in his quest for revenge.
The new series comes at a questionable time for Crunchyroll. A new tiered subscription model to go along with rumors that the entire service might be sold off by WarnerMedia to Sony who balked at a $1.5 billion offer, the anime brand also has numerous co-productions in the works for Adult Swim’s Toonami brands which could come to light this weekend.
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