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Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Anime Film Premieres Digitally in U.S. on March 18, 4K UHD/BD on April 15 (Updated with Video)

Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday that Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, Warner Bros. Japan's new Batman Ninja CG anime film, will premiere digitally in the U.S. on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and other services on March 18. The film will then ship on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc on April 15. The film will be available in Japanese with subtitles in various languages including English, and with an English dub.\

Update: The company streamed a trailer, which begins with the English dub, immediately followed by the Japanese version:

Bonus features for the home video release include "Bringing Justice to Japan" and "Anime Action: Choreographing the Fights."

There will also be a 2-film digital collection featuring both Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League and Batman Ninja.

The anime stars:

• Kōichi Yamadera as Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Yūki Kaji as Robin
• Kengo Kawanishi as Red Robin
• Daisuke Ono as Nightwing
• Akira Ishida as Red Hood
• Hōchū Ohtsuka as Alfred Pennyworth
• Masaki Terasoma as James Gordon
• Wataru Takagi as The Joker
• Rie Kugimiya as Harley Quinn
• Ayane Sakura as Green Lantern
• Akio Ōtsuka as Aquaman
• Nobuyuki Hiyama as The Flash
• Romi Park as Wonder Woman
• Kazuhiro Yamaji as Ra's al Ghul

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.

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.

Update: Added trailer. Source: Warner Bros. Entertainment's YouTube channel

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