'Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League' Vrooms To An HBO Max Date
Have fun streaming the Yakuza League
Warner Bros.’s direct-to-video output is looking to be pretty dry this year, but it’s not completely barren. None of last year’s offerings, the three-part Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths and the two-chapter Watchmen got press releases regarding each Max arrival. However it seems things are different for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, the sequel to 2018’s Batman Ninja, as Warner Bros. Discovery announced today that it will arrive on HBO Max on July 3. Unlike A Minecraft Movie, no linear airings have been confirmed.
The official synopsis reads “The Batman Family has returned to present-day Gotham City after traveling back to the warring states period and saving history from being altered in the previous film, Batman Ninja. The next day, they witness a startling event – Japan has disappeared, and a giant island called ‘Hinomoto’ appears in the sky over Gotham City. Soon, countless Yakuza descend from the sky and attack. And, the Justice League has disappeared. Detecting a strange energy reaction in the sky, Batman heads for Hinomoto to find its underlying cause. There, the Dark Knight finds a world where the Yakuza war with each other, and brutality reigns without honor or humanity. At the top of the world is the Yakuza League, a group of superpowered individuals, who look suspiciously like the Justice League. The Yakuza League is invading Gotham and, to save the city, Batman and his allies are in for the fight of their lives!”
'Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League' Gets Release Date
In just four weeks, you’ll be having fun watching Batman fight the Yakuza League. Or another four after that if you’re waiting for a physical copy. Warner Bros. Japan announced Tuesday that Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, the sequel to 2018’s Batman Ninja,
The press release’s cast listing seems to imply the English dub of the film won’t be included, as only the Japanese cast is listed. However there is an English dub so both will be listed That’s Koichi Yamadera and Joe Daniels as Bruce Wayne aka Batman, Yuki Kaji and Bryson Baugus as Damian Wayne aka Robin, Kengo Kawanishi and Nathan Wilson as Tim Drake aka Red Robin, Daisuke Ono and Houston Hayes as Dick Grayson aka Nightwing, Akira Ishida and David Matranga as Jason Todd aka Red Hood, Ayane Sakura and Annie Wild as Green Lantern Jessica Cruz, whose Yakuza League counterpart is known as "Zeshika (Jessica) the Emerald Ray", Akio Otsuka and Cyrus Rodas as Arthur Curry aka Aquaman or “Ahsa (Arthur) the Aqua Dragon”, Nobuyuki Hiyama and Benjamin McLaughlin as Barry Allen aka The Flash or "Bari, the Fleet of Foot", Romi Park and Molly Searcy as Diana aka Wonder Woman or "Daiana Amazone, the Eagle Goddess", Takaya Kamikawa and Aaron Campbell as "Kuraku, The Man of Steel" aka Superman, Rie Kugimiya and Karlii Hoch as Harley Quinn or “Harin, the Wild Jester”, Wataru Takagi and Scott Gibbs as The Joker, Hochu Otsuka and David Harbold as Alfred Pennyworth, Masaki Terasoma and John Gremillion as James Gordon, and Kazuhiro Yamaji and John Swasey as Ra's al Ghul.
Animation was done at Kamikaze Douga with its CEO and founder Junpei Misuzaki returning to direct alongside Shinji Takagi. Returning staff includes screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima, character designer Takashi Okazaki, and composer Yūgo Kanno.
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Source: Press release