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Blade Runner - Black Lotus is an upcoming anime series based on the film Blade Runner 2049, a sequel to the 1982 film Blade Runner.
The series was announced on November 29, 2018 and is a co-production of Adult Swim and Crunchyroll set to air for 13 episodes, along with Alcon Entertainment, who produced Blade Runner 2022,[1] and will become the fourth anime series Williams Street has co-produced behind FLCL Progressive/FLCL Alternative, Big O second season and IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix.
Shinji Aramaki (Ultraman, Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ultraman, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) are directing all the episodes at Sola Digital Arts. Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) is a creative producer on the series.
Details of the series' are being kept under wraps, but it is known that it will take place in the year 2032, between the two films, and will feature "familiar characters."[2]
Sources
- ↑ Anime News Network, "Adult Swim, Crunchyroll Produce Blade Runner — Black Lotus Anime Series", November 29, 2018 by Karen Ressler
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter, "'Blade Runner' Anime Series Coming to Adult Swim", November 29, 2018 by Rick Porter