After Witnessing Success with WIT Studio’s Suicide Squad Isekai, Warner Bros. Discovery Japan Plans to Ramp Up Annual Anime Production.
James Gibbons, Warner Bros. Discovery Japan’s president of Asia-Pacific, has voiced immense satisfaction with WIT Studio’s Suicide Squad Isekai ahead of its anticipated premiere in July.
Impressed by the quality of the finished product, the WBD subdivision aims to increase its annual anime output and delve into future DC Comics adaptations.
In an interview with Variety, Gibbons expressed his enthusiasm, stating:
“We have a Japanese anime studio, which has been producing five or ten anime series per year, over the last few years. We’ve approved expansion to take that to more than ten series per year.“
He went on to explain, “We’ve sold them to third parties. That has been one of the metrics. And they are doing very well. And, so, because we see the appeal of the category, we are expanding it. Anime is one of the best ways to reach the 18 to 30-year-old audience, which is incredibly elusive. Globally, albeit not in every market, but certainly in the U.S., parts of Europe and Latin America, we’ve got strong anime audiences.“
Gibbons further emphasized that the impending increase in anime output will be intricately linked to the company’s exploration of various DC Comics intellectual properties.
“There is Japanese anime that comes from original IP. But there’s also anime that comes from elsewhere. And we’ve looked at our DC universe and said, ‘Can we take these characters and reinvent them in the world of anime,’ which is not straightforward because you have to do it the right way. You have to work with the right studios to make it happen and to build your fan base,” said Gibbons.
Eri Osasda will be directing the Suicide Squad Isekai series for WIT, which features a screenplay written by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara, character designs from Akira Amano and Naoto Hasodo, and music from Kenchiro Suehiro.
The voice cast features Anna Nagase as Harley Quinn, Yuuichirou Umehara as the Joker, Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot, Jun Fukuyama as Clayface, Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag and Kujira as the voice of Amanda Waller.
There’s still no exact premiere date for Suicide Isekai but the series is confirmed to premiere this July.
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