The next anime rendition of the Suicide Squad franchise looks promising. The new anime, Suicide Squad Isekai, was unveiled at Anime Expo 2023. Moreover, there is a trailer available for the new anime series, and it is enough to blow everyone’s mind!
The teaser is short and primarily displays Harley Quinn and the Joker as animated characters. Additionally, it gives indications as to how the show will live up to its Isekai moniker and take the players to an other realm. For instance, one image has a close-up picture of a flying dragon, and there are a few fleeting glances of floating islands scattered throughout. Here is the trailer of Suicide Squad Isekai:
Everything you need to know about Suicide Squad Isekai
Isekai has rapidly proliferated to rank among the biggest, most well-known, and well-liked anime genres of the past ten years. The protagonist of the genre—usually a rather ordinary person—is transported to a magical realm filled with fantastical but deadly animals and abilities.
The Suicide Squad Isekai video and website don’t mention a release date, so it could be some time before we get to see it for ourselves. It may be some time before we hear from DC’s band of villains again, given that the release date of the new Suicide Squad game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, was just moved from May to February.
Suicide Squad Isekai is the latest series to receive the anime treatment, which is a rather long list. With programs like Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, and the impending Scott Pilgrim vs. the World adaption, Netflix, in particular, has been a major supporter of the concept.
The team behind Suicide Squad Isekai
Eri Osada is directing Suicide Squad Isekai, which Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara wrote. Naoto Hosoda created the characters, while Kenichiro Suehiro composed the show’s soundtrack. While Warner Bros. Japan is the series’ producer; Wit Studio is responsible for the animation.
According to Coming Soon, “I’m a big fan of Harley Quinn and the other characters in the Suicide Squad movie,” character design draft Akira Amano stated. “It’s an honor for me to be involved in the creation of Suicide Squad Isekai. The director Eri Osada’s clear vision for Harley’s design made the process smoother than expected, and I enjoyed drawing her costume and muscles while imagining her action-packed adventures in the story. I’m excited to see how the talented animation staff brings Suicide Squad Isekai to life!”
What does “Isekai” mean?
Classic works like Alice in Wonderland and The Chronicles of Narnia effectively serve as Isekai, transporting their protagonists to a different, wilder, more magical realm, so Western viewers aren’t wholly unfamiliar with the genre.
Although it has its origins in works from all over the world, including Alice in Wonderland, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Wizard of Oz, the literary genre known as Isekai, or “different world” in English, is a popular one in Japan.
In an Isekai, a character is propelled to another plane of reality, either by means of a portal, a magical device or by rebirth after having passed away in the “real world.” This is a fantasy world by definition. However, there are many variants of the concept.
Although Isekai has long been a popular topic in anime, the smash hit Sword Art Online, which debuted in 2012, inspired a large number of imitations, prompting some to claim that Isekai is now overused in anime. We hope now you have a better understanding of Suicide Squad Isekai!
