Gotham’s notorious clown prince of crime, The Joker, steals the spotlight in the latest character PV trailer for Suicide Squad ISEKAI. The upcoming TV anime series will begin broadcasting in Japan sometime in July 2024.
The trailer showcases the chaotic and terrifying nature of The Joker, including his first encounter with Harley Quinn.
Eri Osada (Blade and Soul co-character designer and co-chief animation director, Jujutsu Kaisen Episode 6 director et al.) is directing the series, with Tappei Nagatsuki (Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song) and Eiji Umehara (Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song) as screenwriters, Naoto Hosoda (Seiren character designer, The Future Diary and Juni Taisen: Zodiac War director) as character designer, Akira Amano (Psycho-Pass) as original character designer and draft designer, and Kenichiro Suehiro (The Eminence in Shadow) as music composer. WIT Studio is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Anna Nagase as Harley
- • Yuuichiro Umehara as The Joker
- • Reigo Yamaguchi as Deadshot
- • Takehito Koyasu as Peacemaker
- • Jun Fukuyama as Clayface
- • Subaru Kimura as King Shark
- • Taku Yashiro as Rick Flag
- • Chika Anzai as Katana
- • Kujira as Amanda Waller
- • Reina Ueda as Fione
- • Mamiko Noto as Aldora
- • Jun Fukushima as Cecil
The anime is based on DC Comics’ Suicide Squad franchise and comic series, which follows an anti-hero/supervillain team. It has inspired several media adaptation, including two live-action films, animated films, and the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League looter shooter video game.
Warner Brothers Japan describes the official synopsis of Suicide Squad ISEKAI as:
In the crime-ridden city of Gotham, Amanda Waller, the head of A.R.G.U.S., has assembled a group of notorious criminals for a mission: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, and King Shark. These Super-Villains are sent into an otherworldly realm that’s connected to this world through a gate. It’s a world of swords and magic where orcs rampage and dragons rule the skies — an “ISEKAI”!
With lethal explosives planted in their necks, there’s no running or hiding, and failing the mission means a one-way ticket to the afterlife! Can Harley Quinn and her crew conquer this perilous ISEKAI realm?! Brace yourselves for the pulse-pounding saga of the elite task force known as the “Suicide Squad” as they embark on a jaw-dropping adventure!
Source: DC Japan Official Twitter