Now, AT&Ts Crunchyroll has actually revealed that Shenmue is getting its own anime series.
Besides that rough summary, the image above, and the truth that Crunchyroll has purchased 13 episodes, we do not have far more to share. Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki will have an executive manufacturer credit, and itll be directed by Chikara Sakurai whose IMDB profile you can browse here.
Personally, Im a substantial fan of what have actually typically been dubbed Shenmues spiritual successors: the Yakuza games.
According to Deadline, itll air on Adult Swims Toonami in the United States, not just on Crunchyroll itself, and will follow game protagonist Ryo Hazuki in his quest to become a martial artist and avenge his dads murder.
Shenmue III ended up being something of a disappointment since the video games 20-year-old reputation for innovation could not continue to the contemporary, but maybe the story will bring itself as a concentrated anime series.
I have actually typically heard that Shenmue set the requirement for a living, breathing open world in video games when it was released on Sega Dreamcast in 1999. It was followed by some of the most highly anticipated video game follows up ever made, and Shenmue III set a record for the most-funded Kickstarter game in 2015.
