I will turn their legend into reality : Batman Ninja

AJ
Nov 30, 2018
2 min read

Batman Ninja (ニンジャバットマン Ninja Battoman) is a 2018 Japanese animated superhero film directed by Junpei Mizusaki and produced by Warner Bros., which features the DC Comics character Batman. Takashi Okazaki, the creator of Afro Samurai, is the character designer for the film. The first poster was revealed on October 5, 2017, and the trailers were released later on December 1, 2017. The film was released in the United States in digital format on April 24, 2018; it was released in physical formats on May 8 and was released theatrically in Japan on June 15. In its American release, writers Leo Chu and Eric Garcia have admitted to rewriting the film from the original Japanese script written by Kazuki Nakashima, ultimately making two entirely different versions of the same film.

While battling Gorilla Grodd at Arkham Asylum, Batman is caught in Grodd's Quake Engine time displacement machine and sent to Feudal Japan. There, he is chased by samurai working for the Joker. During his escape, Batman meets up with Catwoman, who reveals everyone else arrived two years earlier (due to Batman being in the outermost area affected by the Quake Engine). He learns from her that all of Gotham City's top criminals have become feudal lords after deceiving the Sengoku daimyō, battling each other until only one state remains. In order to stop the villains from changing history, Batman and Catwoman must get to the Quake Engine in Arkham Castle (formerly the asylum)

I wouldn’t say it is one of the best batman animated movie. But it is in a different method of making by adapting the Japanese style which is kind of fresh in a superhero movie. It still have the regular anime movie drawbacks like cheesy dialogues ,non realistic etc. But what caught my attention is that in this one batman is accepting that he is wrong giving importance to technology than people around him. It is very rare to see considering the case of Batman – the man who always have a plan. If you are a person who enjoy watching anime then this one is for you

Release date : April 24, 2018

Running time : 85 minutes

Director: Junpei Mizusaki

Pros : Story, Action

Cons : Cheesy Dialogues, Non realistic, Anime

Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwPFxcefpdU