Creed 3 to include an anime short during Japanese cinema release

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Japanese cinemagoers are in for a treat when Creed 3 finally releases in the East on May 26, as it'll have an anime short attached to it that wasn't shown in theaters in the UK or US.

This week, Michael B. Jordan, who directed the critically acclaimed sequel, took to Instagram to share a stylized graphic of his character Adonis Creed in action. "Hi Japan," he wrote in English, alongside a Japanese caption. "We made a special anime as a surprise for Japanese fans that will play at the end of the film. Creed 3 opens in theaters in Japan next weekend - get your tickets now to see what it's all about!"

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Set seven years after the events of its predecessor, Creed 3 sees Jordan's Adonis living the high life, having made a name for himself in the world of heavyweight boxing. Both at the top of their game, the biggest challenge Donnie and his musician wife Bianca (Thompson) find themselves facing these days is juggling their successful careers with raising their deaf daughter (Mila Davis-Kent). But when Adonis's bitter former friend Damian Anderson (Jonathan Majors) gets out of jail and challenges him in the ring, he discovers it's more than just his championship title on the line. 

Anime super-fan Jordan has previously touched on how certain genre titles not only influenced how he staged the film's fight sequences, but also the central conflict between Adonis and Damian. "[It's] about the relationship between two brothers, so the relationship between Naruto and Sasuke was where the inspiration for that relationship kind of stemmed from," he told Polygon (opens in new tab).

"The fight between Creed and Damian had to be an even battle,