Suicide Squad Isekai

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Template:Nihongo is an anime TV series based on the Suicide Squad from DC Comics.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The ten-episode 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.^[5] It aired from July 6 to September 7, 2024, on Tokyo MX and BS11.^[6]Template:Efn

The opening theme song is "Another World" composed by Tomoyasu Hotei,^[7] while the ending theme song is "Go-Getters" performed by rapper & V-tuber Mori Calliope.^[8]

Synopsis

Amanda Waller, director of A.R.G.U.S., sends a team consisting of dangerous criminals Harley Quinn, Clayface, Deadshot, Peacemaker and King Shark on a mission to another world of magic and monsters. Joined by A.R.G.U.S. agent Rick Flag, this "Suicide Squad" is tasked with assisting a kingdom in battling against not only mythical creatures but also other super-villains that were sent to the other world before them. If they fail to complete their mission in time or attempt to flee, bombs installed in their bodies will detonate and blow up. ^[9]^[10]

Characters

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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

Anna Nagase as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn^[7]
Yūichirō Umehara as The Joker^[7]
Reigo Yamaguchi as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot^[7]
Takehito Koyasu as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker^[7]
Jun Fukuyama as Basil Karlo / Clayface^[7]
Subaru Kimura as Nanaue / King Shark^[7]
Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag Jr.^[11]
Kujira as Amanda Waller^[11]
Chika Anzai as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana^[11]
Reina Ueda as Princess Fione^[11]
Mamiko Noto as Queen Aldora / The Undead King^[11]
Jun Fukushima as Cecil^[11]
Yōji Ueda as Otis Flannegan / Ratcatcher^[12]
Hōchū Ōtsuka as The Thinker^[12]
Shizuka Itō as Dr. June Moon / Enchantress^[12]
Tarō Kiuchi as Waylon Jones / Killer Croc^[12]
Taito Ban as Adam
Hiroki Maeda as Wade
Masashi Yamane as Hank
Kokoa Amano as Arthur the Dragon
Nanako Mori as Knoll
Yukari Tamura as Lich

English cast

Karlii Hoch as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn^[13]
Scott Gibbs as The Joker^[14]
Jovan Jackson as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot^[15]
Sean Patrick Judge as Christopher Smith / Peacemaker^[16]
Brandon Hearnsberger as Basil Karlo / Clayface
Andrew Love as Nanaue / King Shark^[17]
Jeremy Gee as Rick Flag Jr.^[18]
Jasmine Renee Thomas as Amanda Waller^[19]
Genevieve Simmons as Tatsu Yamashiro / Katana
Luci Christian as Princess Fione^[20]
Patricia Duran as Queen Aldora^[21]
Jade Kelly as The Undead King
John Gremillion as Cecil
Adam Noble as Otis Flannegan / Ratcatcher
N/A as Waylon Jones / Killer Croc
Jay Hickman as The Thinker
Christina Kelly as Dr. June Moon / Enchantress
Cyrus Rodas as Hank^[22]
Chaney Moore as Arthur the Dragon

Episodes

Note: Tomomi Kawaguchi joined series composition writers Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara on screenplay for episodes 5, 7, and 9. Template:Episode table

Development

According to Hiroyuki Ōmori in a July 31, 2023 interview, he recalled around three/four years that Warner Brothers Japan pitched the idea of an anime from an existing DC comic title and approached Wit Studio if they were interested.^[23] In an interview with Newtype Japan on October 29, 2024, he said that development on the anime began after the first Suicide Squad movie was released.^[24]

Marketing

To promote the anime, an "Isekai Great Villain Violent Party" was held at AnimeJapan on March 23, 2024.^[25]

In December 1, 2023, the first official trailer was released.^[26] In June 2024, a 30-second trailer was released online.^[27] On August 17, 2024, a webtoon version would be released through LINE MANGA and Jump TOON.^[28]

Notes

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