Netflix took to the Netflix Anime Twitter account to show off the first five images from the streamer’s upcoming anime.
The upcoming anime, which currently has no release date, is based on Capcom’s iconic video game series of the same name. The first title in the series, , was originally released in 2001 and was followed by seven other games and a remaster of .
Netflix also announced that the character of Musashi Miyamoto, who will be in the anime series, is visually based on Toshiro Mifune, a famous Japanese actor who appeared in films like , , and .
Check out the first look pictures below:
“At the beginning of the Edo period, Musashi is no longer a young man,” reads the series’ synopsis. “He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma. 3D CGI characters and hand-drawn backgrounds create phenomenal visuals. is given a new life using modern-day animation technology.”
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