Suicide Squad Isekai (Japanese: 異世界スーサイド・スクワッド, Hepburn: Isekai Sūsaido・Sukuwaddo) is an anime TV series based on the Suicide Squad from DC Comics.[6] It was produced by Wit Studio, presented by Warner Bros. Japan, and directed by Eri Osada, with the series composition and the screenplay by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara, character design by Naoto Hosoda based on drafts by manga artist Akira Amano, and music by Kenichiro Suehiro.[7][8][9]
| Suicide Squad Isekai | |
 Key visual | |
| 異世界スーサイド・スクワッド (Isekai Sūsaido・Sukuwaddo) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Isekai Superhero |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Eri Osada |
| Produced by | Shinya Tsuruoka |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Kenichiro Suehiro |
| Studio | Wit Studio |
| Licensed by | Warner Bros. Animation[1] |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 |
| English network | |
| Original run | June 27, 2024 – present |
| Episodes | 10[5] |
The series premiered with an initial three-episode launch in the United States on Max and Hulu on June 27, 2024, with several international regions also streaming on various other services the same day.[10] It will begin broadcasting in Japan on July 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[11]
Synopsis
editThe Suicide Squad end up in another world of magic and monsters. Unless they get back, their nano bombs will detonate within 72 hours.[12]
Characters
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Japanese cast
- Anna Nagase as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn[13]
- Yūichirō Umehara as The Joker[13]
- Reigo Yamaguchi as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot[13]
- Takehito Koyasu as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker[13]
- Jun Fukuyama as Basil Karlo / Clayface[13]
- Subaru Kimura as Nanaue / King Shark[13]
- Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag[14]
- Kujira as Amanda Waller[14]
- Chika Anzai as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana[14]
- Reina Ueda as Fione[14]
- Mamiko Noto as Aldora[14]
- Jun Fukushima as Cecil[14]
- Yōji Ueda as Ratcatcher[15]
- Hōchū Ōtsuka as The Thinker[15]
- Shizuka Itō as Enchantress[15]
- Tarō Kiuchi as Killer Croc[15]
Episodes
editThe opening theme song is "Another World" composed by Tomoyasu Hotei,[13] while the ending theme song is "Go-Getters" performed by Mori Calliope.[16]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original release date [5] | Japanese air date | |
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| 1 | "Episode 1" | Eri Osada | Eri Osada | June 27, 2024 | July 6, 2024 | |
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As the Joker and Harley Quinn wreak havoc in Gotham City, they are attacked by A.R.G.U.S. agents. The Joker escapes, but Harley is defeated and captured by Katana. Meanwhile, A.R.G.U.S.'s director Amanda Waller oversees the opening of a gate to another world. Six months later, she tasks Belle Reve inmates Harley, Deadshot, Clayface, Peacemaker, and King Shark with entering it to collect resources and implants time bombs in their necks that will explode in 72 hours unless they receive a signal from her regularly to discourage any escape attempts. Additionally, she blackmails Deadshot by threatening his daughter. As the squad enter the gate, their helicopter crashes in a world that Clayface calls an "Isekai" before they are ambushed by orcs and a human army, neither of whom they can understand. Despite repelling the orcs, they are captured by the army and taken to a prison fortress. Elsewhere, Katana and several supervillains speak to a mysterious figure. | ||||||
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Kyōhei Suzuki | Taku Namiki | June 27, 2024 | July 13, 2024 | |
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A royal court discusses the current war and their prisoners. Queen Aldora dismisses both the starving peasants and the squad's presence, but Princess Fione believes the latter may be of use and orders her elite knight Cecil to bring them to her. Meanwhile, following the squad's imprisonment, Clayface tries to escape, but the guards put magical handcuffs on him that negate his powers. They later meet an elite A.R.G.U.S. soldier named Rick Flag, who reveals he knows them, they are meant to serve as Waller's "Suicide Squad", their predecessors went missing six months ago, and he knows of an area where they can receive Waller's signal. Under threat of their time bombs, Clayface releases the other inmates while the squad start a riot and successfully take over the prison. However, they are re-confronted by the army that arrested them. | ||||||
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Asaka Yokoyama | Fuminori Kizaki | June 27, 2024 | July 20, 2024 | |
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Before the squad can fight the army, Flag stops them and attempts to reason with Cecil using words he learned from orc prisoners. Despite being insulted by this, Cecil follows through on Fione's orders. They soon meet Aldora and Fione, the latter of whom resembles Harley. After Aldora casts a translation spell to facilitate contact, Flag confesses that his previous squad escaped and became generals in the enemy forces. She demands the squad to be executed until Peacemaker convinces her to let them take on a mission from her instead. She accepts under the condition that Flag remains imprisoned until the mission succeeds. After the squad regain their equipment, they take advantage of Cecil's fight with an army of werewolves to sneak into the werewolves' fortress, where they encounter Ratcatcher, who holds a grudge against Deadshot for slandering and humiliating him when they were in prison together. Using a magic sceptre, he takes control of a pack of werewolves to seek revenge. Though the squad defeats the werewolves, Katana rescues Ratcatcher, who intends to control a different army to kill the squad. | ||||||
| 4 | "Episode 4" | TBA | TBA | July 4, 2024 | July 27, 2024 | |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | TBA | TBA | July 11, 2024 | August 3, 2024 | |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | TBA | TBA | July 18, 2024 | August 10, 2024 | |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | TBA | TBA | July 25, 2024 | August 17, 2024 | |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | TBA | TBA | August 1, 2024 | August 24, 2024 | |
| 9 | "Episode 9" | TBA | TBA | August 8, 2024 | August 31, 2024 | |
| 10 | "Episode 10" | TBA | TBA | August 15, 2024 | September 7, 2024 | |
Marketing
editTo promote the anime, an "Isekai Great Villain Violent Party" was held at AnimeJapan on March 23, 2024.[17]
In June 2024, a 30-second trailer was released online.[18]
See also
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- Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song, an anime television series produced by Wit Studio and created by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara
References
edit- ^ Daryl Harding (June 21, 2024). "Suicide Squad ISEKAI Streams Anime Opening Ahead of June 27 Premiere". Crunchyroll.
- ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 25, 2024). "Ani-One Asia Streams Suicide Squad Isekai, The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (June 11, 2024). "'Suicide Squad Isekai' Original Anime Adaptation to Launch Across Asia". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Adriana Hazra (June 28, 2024). "Anime Times Streams Suicide Squad Isekai Anime in India on Prime Video". Anime News Network.
- ^ a b "ON AIR | Suicide Squad ISEKAI". suicidesquad-isekai. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ Peters, Megan (July 3, 2023). "New Suicide Squad TV Series Announced". ComicBook.com. Paramount Global. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Motamayor, Rafael (July 3, 2023). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Series Announced by Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio". IGN. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Peters, Jay (July 3, 2023). "Suicide Squad is getting an anime adaptation". The Verge. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 4, 2023). "Warner Bros. Japan, WIT Studio Unveil Original Anime Series Suicide Squad ISEKAI Based on DC Characters". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 10, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Premieres in U.S. With 3 Episodes on June 27 on Max, Hulu". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 6, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals July 5 Debut in New Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
July 5 at 24:30 (effectively July 6 at 12:30 a.m.)
- ^ "異世界スーサイド・スクワッド｜アニメ声優・キャラクター・登場人物・動画配信情報・2024夏アニメ最新情報一覧" (in Japanese). Animate Times. June 24, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 1, 2023). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 8, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 21, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Unveils More Cast, Opening Sequence". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 14, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime's 3rd Trailer Video Previews Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "TVアニメ「異世界スーサイド・スクワッド」悪党ISEKAI大″暴″険パーティー AnimeJapan 2024(アニメジャパン)" (in Japanese). Anime Eiga. March 22, 2024.
- ^ "「異世界スーサイド・スクワッド」放送・配信は7月5日から、新PVも到着" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. June 6, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in English)
- Wit Studio site (in Japanese)
- Suicide Squad Isekai (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia