Adult Swim might be best known for its surreal series such as Rick And Morty, Shining Friends, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but the Cartoon Network programming block seems to be moving forward at light speed when it comes to creating original anime series. With Rick And Morty: The Anime being recently announced, it seems that Adult Swim is also working with the director of the first season of Jujutsu Kaisen on a bloody new series that goes by the name of Ninja Kamui.
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This is far from the only original anime series that Adult Swim has produced, with the platform having previously released both Fena: Pirate Princess and Shenmue: The Animation. On the horizon, besides Ninja Kamui and Rick And Morty: The Anime, Adult Swim is also set to release some major originals such as Junji Ito’s Uzumaki, sequel series to FLCL, and Housing Complex C to name a few. Needless to say, it seems Cartoon Network is all-in when it comes to creating original anime series.
Variety shared the new poster for Ninja Kamui, seemingly promising a bloody affair from the director of Jujutsu Kaisen’s first season:
Variety described the new Adult Swim anime original as such:
“Ninja Kamui will follow Joe Higan who is a Nukenin – a former ninja who escaped his clan and is hiding from his violent past in rural America with his family. One night, he is ambushed by a team of assassins from his former organization who exact a bloody retribution on Joe and his family for betraying their ancient code. Rising from his seeming “death,” Joe will re-emerge as his former self – Ninja Kamui – to avenge his family and friends. Kamui is a 21st-century ninja, a shadowy anachronism who pits his ancient skills against high-tech weaponry with brutal finesse. He must face off against trained assassins, combat cyborgs, and rival ninjas to bring down the very clan that made him.”
The character designer for the series will be Takesha Okazaki, who previously worked on Star Wars: Visions, Batman: Ninja, and Afro Samurai to name a few. The series will be produced by E&H Production and Sola Entertainment.
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