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Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Film Sequel to Batman Ninja Announced

Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Thursday that it is producing a sequel film to its Batman Ninja CG anime film titled Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League.

Junpei Mizusaki, the producer of the opening animation sequences for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and Kamikaze Douga CEO/founder, is returning from Batman Ninja to direct the film alongside Shinji Takagi (unit director for Blood: The Last Vampire). Kamikaze Douga is again animating the film. Returning staff members also include scriptwriter Kazuki Nakashima, character designer Takashi Okazaki, and composer Yūgo Kanno.

Kōichi Yamadera returns to voice Bruce Wayne/Batman.

Warner Bros. Japan will host the "Warner Bros. Japan presents Suicide Squad ISEKAI and Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League" panel at Anime Expo on July 4. The panel will reveal more details for the film.

Warner Bros. released the Batman Ninja anime film digitally in April 2018, and on home video in May 2018. The release included the Japanese audio track as well as the English dub. The anime debuted in Japanese theaters in June 2018 with the Japanese voice cast. The film aired on Toonami in October 2021.

In Batman Ninja, Batman travels back to Japan's Warring States period and defeats villains such as The Joker, who have become feudal lords.

Masato Hisa (Nobunagun, Area 51) launched a manga adaptation of the anime in Monthly Hero's magazine in June 2018, and ended it in September 2019. The manga won a Seiun Award in August 2020.

The anime film also inspired a stage play that ran in November 2021.

Source: Press release