Suicide Squad Isekai

Anime television series

Suicide Squad Isekai
Key visual
異世界スーサイド・スクワッド
(Isekai Sūsaido・Sukuwaddo)
GenreIsekai
Superhero
Anime television series
Directed byEri Osada
Produced byShinya Tsuruoka
Written by
  • Tappei Nagatsuki
  • Eiji Umehara
Music byKenichiro Suehiro
StudioWit Studio
Licensed byWarner Bros. Animation[a][1]
  • SA/SEA: Medialink[2]
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11
English network
  • Max, Hulu (United States)
  • HBO Go (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong & Taiwan)[3]
  • Anime Times (India)[4]
Original run June 27, 2024 – present
Episodes10[5]

Suicide Squad Isekai (Japanese: 異世界スーサイド・スクワッド, Hepburn: Isekai Sūsaido・Sukuwaddo) is an anime TV series based on the Suicide Squad from DC Comics.[6] Presented by Warner Bros. Japan, it is produced by Wit Studio and directed by Eri Osada, with series composition and screenplay by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara, character designs by Naoto Hosoda based on drafts by manga artist Akira Amano, and music by Kenichiro Suehiro.[7][8][9]

The series premiered with three episodes on June 27, 2024, licensed by Max and Hulu in the United States, with several international regions also streaming on various other services on the same day.[10] It premiered on July 6, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11.[11][b]

Synopsis

The Suicide Squad end up in another world of magic and monsters. Unless they get back, their nano bombs will detonate within 72 hours.[12]

Characters

The Suicide Squad as depicted in Suicide Squad Isekai from left to right: King Shark, Rick Flag, Peacemaker, Clayface, Deadshot and Harley Quinn

Japanese cast

English Cast

  • Karlii Hoch as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn[16]
  • Scott Gibbs as Joker[17]
  • Jovan Jackson as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot[18]
  • Sean Patrick Judge as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker[19]
  • Andrew Love as Nanaue / King Shark[20]
  • Jeremy Gee as Rick Flagg[21]
  • Jasmine Renee Thomas as Amanda Waller[22]
  • Luci Christian as Princess Fione[23]
  • Patricia Duran as Queen Aldora[24]
  • Cyrus Rodas as Hank[25]

Episodes

The opening theme song is "Another World" composed by Tomoyasu Hotei,[13] while the ending theme song is "Go-Getters" performed by Mori Calliope.[26]

No.TitleDirected byStoryboarded byOriginal release date [5]Japanese air date[b]
1"Episode 1"Eri OsadaEri OsadaJune 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)July 6, 2024
As the Joker and Harley Quinn wreak havoc in Gotham City, they are attacked by A.R.G.U.S. agents. The Joker escapes, but Harley is defeated and captured by Katana. Meanwhile, A.R.G.U.S.'s director Amanda Waller oversees the opening of a portal to another world. Six months later, she tasks Belle Reve inmates Harley, Deadshot, Clayface, Peacemaker, and King Shark with entering it to collect resources and implants time bombs in their necks that will explode in 72 hours unless they receive a signal from her regularly to discourage any escape attempts. Additionally, she blackmails Deadshot by threatening his daughter. As the squad enter the portal, their helicopter crashes in a world that Clayface calls an "Isekai" before they are ambushed by orcs and an army of knights, neither of whom they can understand. Despite repelling the orcs, they are captured by the knights and taken to a prison fortress. Elsewhere, Katana and several supervillains speak to a mysterious figure.
2"Episode 2"Kyōhei SuzukiTaku NamikiJune 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)July 13, 2024
A royal court discusses the current war and their prisoners. Queen Aldora dismisses both the starving peasants and the squad's presence, but Princess Fione believes the latter may be of use and orders her elite knight Cecil to bring them to her. Meanwhile, following the squad's imprisonment, Clayface tries to escape, but the guards put magical handcuffs on him that negate his powers. They later meet an elite A.R.G.U.S. soldier named Rick Flag, who reveals he knows them, they are meant to serve as Waller's "Suicide Squad", their predecessors went missing six months ago, and he knows of an area where they can receive Waller's signal. Under threat of their bombs, Clayface releases the other inmates while the squad start a riot and successfully take over the prison. However, they are re-confronted by the knights who arrested them.
3"Episode 3"Asaka YokoyamaFuminori KizakiJune 27, 2024 (2024-06-27)July 20, 2024
Before the squad can fight the knights, Flag stops them and attempts to reason with Cecil using words he learned from orc prisoners. Despite being insulted by this, Cecil follows through on Fione's orders. They soon meet Aldora and Fione, the latter of whom resembles Harley. After Aldora casts a translation spell to facilitate contact, Flag confesses that his previous squad escaped and became generals in the enemy forces. She demands the squad to be executed until Peacemaker convinces her to let them take on a mission from her instead. She accepts under the condition that Flag remains imprisoned until the mission succeeds. After the squad regain their equipment, they take advantage of Cecil's fight with an army of werewolves to sneak into the werewolves' fortress, where they encounter Ratcatcher, who holds a grudge against Deadshot for slandering and humiliating him while they were incarcerated together. Using a magic scepter, he takes control of a pack of werewolves to seek revenge. Though the squad defeats the werewolves, Katana rescues Ratcatcher, who intends to control a different army to kill the squad.
4"Episode 4"TBATBAJuly 4, 2024 (2024-07-04)July 27, 2024
In a flashback, a young Fione snuck out of the castle to befriend peasants, only for them to be killed in the war. In the present, Aldora refuses to release the squad despite their victory because they destroyed the enemy fortress. Harley berates Fione for reminding the former of her old self. As Cecil explains how the war that Aldora's kingdom is involved in has lasted decades, especially after the elves and beastmen betrayed them, Ratcatcher takes command of a beast army and approaches the castle. Harley recruits Aldora's prisoners to aid the squad, but Deadshot destroys Ratcatcher's scepter, causing his army to betray him and then surrender. As a reward, Cecil frees the squad, who leave to receive Waller's signal with twelve hours left on their bombs. The kingdom celebrates, though Aldora is displeased.
5"Episode 5"TBATBAJuly 11, 2024 (2024-07-11)August 3, 2024
6"Episode 6"TBATBAJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)August 10, 2024
7"Episode 7"TBATBAJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)August 17, 2024
8"Episode 8"TBATBAAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)August 24, 2024
9"Episode 9"TBATBAAugust 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)August 31, 2024
10"Episode 10"TBATBAAugust 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)September 7, 2024

Marketing

To promote the anime, an "Isekai Great Villain Violent Party" was held at AnimeJapan on March 23, 2024.[27]

In June 2024, a 30-second trailer was released online.[28]

See also

  • iconAnime portal
  • Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song, an anime television series produced by Wit Studio and created by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara

Notes

  1. ^ Dub production was produced by Sentai Studios.
  2. ^ a b Tokyo MX and BS11 lists the series premiere on July 5, 2024, at 24:30, which is effectively July 6 at 12:30 a.m. JST.

References

  1. ^ Daryl Harding (June 21, 2024). "Suicide Squad ISEKAI Streams Anime Opening Ahead of June 27 Premiere". Crunchyroll.
  2. ^ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (June 25, 2024). "Ani-One Asia Streams Suicide Squad Isekai, The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (June 11, 2024). "'Suicide Squad Isekai' Original Anime Adaptation to Launch Across Asia". Variety. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Adriana Hazra (June 28, 2024). "Anime Times Streams Suicide Squad Isekai Anime in India on Prime Video". Anime News Network.
  5. ^ a b "ON AIR | Suicide Squad ISEKAI". suicidesquad-isekai. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Peters, Megan (July 3, 2023). "New Suicide Squad TV Series Announced". ComicBook.com. Paramount Global. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  7. ^ Motamayor, Rafael (July 3, 2023). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Series Announced by Warner Bros. Japan and WIT Studio". IGN. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Peters, Jay (July 3, 2023). "Suicide Squad is getting an anime adaptation". The Verge. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 4, 2023). "Warner Bros. Japan, WIT Studio Unveil Original Anime Series Suicide Squad ISEKAI Based on DC Characters". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 10, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Premieres in U.S. With 3 Episodes on June 27 on Max, Hulu". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 6, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals July 5 Debut in New Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "異世界スーサイド・スクワッド|アニメ声優・キャラクター・登場人物・動画配信情報・2024夏アニメ最新情報一覧" (in Japanese). Animate Times. June 24, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 1, 2023). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 8, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 21, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Unveils More Cast, Opening Sequence". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
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  26. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 14, 2024). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime's 3rd Trailer Video Previews Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  27. ^ "TVアニメ「異世界スーサイド・スクワッド」悪党ISEKAI大″暴″険パーティー AnimeJapan 2024(アニメジャパン)" (in Japanese). Anime Eiga. March 22, 2024.
  28. ^ "「異世界スーサイド・スクワッド」放送・配信は7月5日から、新PVも到着" (in Japanese). Natalie.mu. June 6, 2024.

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