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Things We Saw Today: ABlade RunnerAnime Series Is Coming to Adult Swim

Plus Viola Davis, Voltron and more!

ByChelsea Steiner Nov 29th, 2018, 5:40 pm

Futuristic neo-noir classicBlade Runneris getting the anime treatment in an all new series coming to Adult Swim’s Toonami line-up. The series, titledBlade Runner – Black Lotus, will be set in 2032, and is said to feature characters from theBlade Runner宇宙。这让系列的事件之前e last year’sBlade Runner 2049but after the events of the original film.

The series will be animated by Sola Digital Arts (Ultraman), and the 13 half-hour episodes will be directed by Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex). Crunchyroll will be handling the worldwide streaming of the series. Jason DeMarco, SVP/Creative Director of Adult Swim said, “I first saw Blade Runner in 1982, at age 11. It has remained one of the defining films of my life. To be able to explore more of this universe, with the incredible talent we have on board, is a dream come true.”

Few franchises are better suited to an anime adaptation thanBlade Runner, with its replicants, flying cars, and neo-noir landscape based on the Japanese city Osaka. It will be exciting to see what the anime can offer, given the limitless nature of animation.

(viaDeadline, image; Warner Bros.)

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Chelsea was born and raised in New Orleans, which explains her affinity for cheesy grits and Britney Spears. She currently lives in sunny Los Angeles, with her husband and two poorly behaved rescue dogs. She is a former roller derby girl and a black belt in Judo, so she is not to be trifled with. She loves the word “Jewess” and wishes more people used it to describe her.