Warner Bros. Japan has announced that new information about the upcoming Suicide Squad Isekai anime series will be revealed during the scheduled broadcast.
Warner Bros. Japan posted a short video giving fans a chance to take a closer look at the highly anticipated Suicide Squad Isekai, which will have its own broadcast on December 1 at 2 a.m. PST Positive. Actor Takehito Koyasu, who is best known for voicing the Joker in the Japanese dub of the 2016 film Suicide Squad, will host the show.
What is the Isekai Suicide Squad?
Suicide Squad Isekai was announced in July 2023 and is based on the DC Comics supervillain team of the same name. The first incarnation of the group included several popular characters from the DC franchise, such as the Joker, Enchantress, and Poison Ivy. During its run, the series saw the additions and departures of many villains and anti-heroes in and out of the Suicide Squad. This includes Harley Quinn, the Joker’s recurring sidekick and love interest, who was added to the force following DC Comics’ New 52 Reboot in 2011 and is arguably the most popular member in the latest iteration. by Suicide Squad.
Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Spy x Family) is responsible for producing the Suicide Squad Isekai anime. Eri Osada (Jujutsu Kaisen, Garo: Vanishing Line) will direct the project from the director’s chair. Novelist Tappei Nagatsuki and writer Eiji Umehara, who previously worked together to co-author 2021’s Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song, are serving as scriptwriters for the series. Artist Naoto Hosoda (Seiren, Hinamatsuri) is in charge of character designs, with mangaka Akira Amano (Reborn!, Psycho-Pass) providing the original sketches. Veteran composer Kenichiro Suehiro (Undead Unluck, Goblin Slayer II) also provided the soundtrack for Suicide Squad Isekai.
Wit Studio is co-producing the series with Warner Bros. Japan. The synopsis for Suicide Squad Isekai reads: “Harley Quinn, the Joker and DC’s Suicide Squad rage on the isekai stage in this new original anime series from Warner Bros. Japan and Wit Studio, Suicide Squad Isekai. The craziest worlds collide in an epic and violent fantasy with the strongest anime creative team!”
At the time of writing, Suicide Squad Isekai has not yet received an official release date.
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