Batman Ninja

Here's another version of Harley Quinn but set in feudal Japan as part of Batman: Ninja - an upcoming animated feature involving the Batman cast being transported to that era for some reason.
Actually, I keep reading that in the limited descriptions around but I'm not sure if the story is going to be ABOUT them all being sent to this Japan stage or if it's just an Elseworlds type story where Batman is established as a ninja already because that's who he is in this timeline.

Personally, I think it's going to be the latter and that would make for a much better story in my opinion but we'll see where they go with it.

There is super hype around a Harley Quinn/Catwoman fight but I can even look past the Catwoman obligatory ass shot because the fight looks amazing already!

They seem to have her doing her licky thing again though..

Between Maggot Robbie and New52 Harley Quinn, I feel like they're trying their best to be the whole VMA Miley Cyrus thing all over again. No one understood it then, no one likes it now.
STOP LICKING THINGS ALL THE TIME.







The art design is quite nice to look at, half traditional and half CGI and the costumes are pretty inspired. The only thing I'm not super excited about is Utena-style Poison Ivy.

Japan dyed my hair pink! 

Have at thee!

Two-Face looks amazing

Joker skull clones? Yes please. 

There's always a Naruto inspired running ninja

Pengy looking a tiny bit on the evil side. 

Yaaas Gorilla Grodd Slaaay yaaaas

Red Hood, meet Red Basket.

Nightwing looks pretty sweet. 

There is always time for one last cup of tea.

Who brings a gun to a sword fight?

I do. Because I'm Batman!!

At first I was a bit worried about this production because, well, to be honest it put me in mind of the whole San Fransokyo issue.. where people take things from a different culture and water it down or alter it because they don't understand it or don't think their audience would like it. 

Then I found out that actual Japanese people were making it and I felt a lot better. 

Character Design: Takashi Okazaki (from Afro Samurai)

Screenplay: Kazuki Nakashima (of Gurren Lagann and Kill La Kill)

Music: Yugo Kanno (from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Psycho-Pass)

Director: Jumpei Mizusaki (did the OP animation for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Animation: Kamikaze Douga (studio that did Jojo and Gatchaman OP's) 

Plus it will actually be in Japanese. 

Batman: Koichi Yamadera (Dragon Ball Super Beerus, Lupin III Inspector Zenigata, Ranma 1/2 Ryoga Hibiki, Mermaid Forest Yuta, Ghost in the Shell Togusa, Neon Genesis Evangelion Ryoji Kaji, Cowboy Bebop Spike Spiegel and other roles in Goku Midnight Eye, Kiki's Delivery Service and Bubblegum Crisis)

Joker: Wateru Takagi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Okuyasu Nijimura, One Punch Man Hammerhead, Naruto Shippuden Obito Uchiha, The Slayers Valgaav, Black Lagoon Chaka, Bleach Ganju Shiba, Excel Saga Koshi Rikudo, Initial D Kenji and other roles in Bayonetta (video game), Doraemon and Record of Lodoss War. 

Harley Quinn: Rie Kugimiya (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anne, Tokyo Ghoul Suzuya Juuzou, Fairy Tail Happy, Bleach Karin Kurosaki, Fullmetal Alchemist and FMA: Brotherhood Alphonse Elric, Rosario + Vampire Mizore Shirayuki and other roles in Inuyasha, Pokemon and Danganronpa 3. 

Catwoman: Ai Kakuma (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Almira Bauduin, D.Gray-man Hallow Lenalee Lee, Bikini Warriors Mage, The Lost Village Love-pon and other roles in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Naruto and a bunch of video games. 

Alfred: Hochu Otsuka (Naruto Jiraiya, Ergo Proxy Proxy one, Noir Krode Freddi, and other roles like in Urusei Yatsura.