6 years after its release, a beloved Batman anime movie is getting a surprise sequel

May. 31, 2024



Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League is coming

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Six years after its release, beloved anime movie Batman Ninja is getting a surprise sequel.

PerCrunchyroll, Koichi Yamadera will reprise his role as Batman in Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, with Junpei Mizusaki returning to direct. Shinji Takagi will co-direct, with a screenplay by Kazuki Nakashima and character design from Takashi Okazaki.

The American voice cast included Tara Strong (Raven from Teen Titans, Dill Pickles from Rugrats, Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls), Boy Meets World actor Will Friedle, Spongebob himself Tom Kenny,  and Avatar: The Last Airbender’s Matthew Yang King. So far, Yamadera is the only confirmed voice actor to return for the sequel.

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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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