Fans of DC Comics and anime are hyped up for Warner Bros. Japan’s new original anime project, Suicide Squad: Isekai, hitting screens this summer. As the name suggests, this upcoming series will transport DC’s most infamous supervillains – like Harley Quinn and Deadshot – into another realm filled with dragons and other magical creatures.
Warner Bros. Japan recently released a gripping key visual alongside a trailer previewing the anime’s ending theme.
Suicide Squad: Isekai Anime Release date
While the exact release date is still a mystery, the latest trailer confirmed that Suicide Squad: Isekai will premiere in July 2024 on Tokyo MX and BS11 in Japan. The streaming platforms for international audiences haven’t yet been known, but Crunchyroll is likely to stream the anime.
Suicide Squad: Isekai Story
Amanda Waller, a senior government officer, recruits a villain team, including Harley Quinn, Deadshot, and a few others, for a mission. With explosives implanted in their necks, they’re sent to a fantasy world filled with magic and dragons.
In this realm, the squad must finish their mission within 72 hours; otherwise, the bombs placed on their necks will detonate.
Staff and Cast
Warner Bros. Japan is producing Suicide Squad: Isekai, with the acclaimed Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Vinland Saga) handling animation. The staff behind this project are highly regarded in the anime community, including:
- Director: Eri Osada (Jujutsu Kaisen, The World’s Finest Assassin)
- Script Writers: Tappei Nagatsuki (Re:Zero series) and Eiji Umehara (Vivy: Flourite Eye’s Song)
- Character Designer: Naoto Hosoda (The Future Diary)
- Original Character Designs: Akira Amano (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
- Music: Kenichiro Suehiro (Fire Force)
The series features a star-studded voice cast:
- Yuichiro Umehara (Weather Report in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) as The Joker
- Anna Nagase (Ushio Kofune in Summertime Rendering) as Harley Quinn
- Reigo Yamaguchi (Ishida in Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress) as Deadshot
- Takehito Koyasu (Clayman in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime) as Peacemaker
- Jun Fukuyama (Akane Yanagi in Horimiya) as Clayface
- Subaru Kimura (haruki hayashida in Tokyo Revengers) as King Shark
- Taku Yashiro (Hirokazu Arai in Chainsaw Man) as Rick Flag
- Chika Anzai (Sakura Nanamine in Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) as Katana
- Kujira (Hitogami in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) as Amanda Waller
- Reina Ueda (Ruri in Dr. Stone) as Fione
- Mamiko Noto (Rin in InuYasha) as Aldora
- Jun Fukushima (Chikara Ōta in The Dangers in My Heart) as Cecil
Suicide Squad: Isekai‘s opening theme song, “Another World,” will be performed by Tomoyasu Hotei, while the ending theme song, “Go-Getters,” will be sung by Mori Calliope, a famous VTuber with over 2 million subscribers.
The third trailer looks awesome and gives more details about the story. It’s clearly seen in the trailer how Wit Studio has done such a great job. Each character is detailed and colorful, but none more so than our beloved Harley Quinn. There is no doubt that she will be the main attraction of the series.
At Anime Japan 2024, Suicide Squad: Isekai had a stage event featuring voice actors including Anna Nagase, Yuichiro Umehara, Reigo Yamaguchi, Taku Yashiro, Jun Fukuyama, and Kujira. Mori Calliope, the artist for the ending theme, also attended the event and expressed her happiness at realizing her dream of singing a song for an anime.
Source: official website
