Episode #58 – Batman Ninja
Batman Ninja is an anime take on the Dark Knight in feudal Japan and it was met with near-universal acclaim. We did not feel the same. While there were things we liked about the movie, ultimately it felt like a lot of poor storytelling by people who have never read a Batman comic matched with some pretty visuals.
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Directed by Junpei Mizusaki
Written by Kazuki Nakashima (Japanese version), and Leo Chu and Eric S. Garcia (English version)
Based on comics and characters created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cast
Kôichi Yamadera – Batman / Bruce Wayne (JP)
Roger Craig Smith – Batman / Bruce Wayne (EN)
Wataru Takagi – The Joker (JP)
Tony Hale – The Joker (EN)
Ai Kakuma – Catwoman / Selina Kyle (JP)
Grey Griffin – Catwoman / Selina Kyle (EN)
Rie Kugimiya – Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel (JP)
Tara Strong – Harley Quinn / Harleen Quinzel (EN), Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (EN)
Hôchû Ôtsuka – Alfred Pennyworth (JP)
Adam Croasdell – Alfred Pennyworth (EN), Nightwing / Dick Grayson (EN)
Takehito Koyasu – Gorilla Grodd (JP)
Fred Tatasciore – Gorilla Grodd (EN), Deathstroke / Slade Wilson (EN)
Daisuke Ono – Nightwing / Dick Grayson (JP)
Kengo Kawanishi – Red Robin / Tim Drake (JP)
Will Friedle – Red Robin / Tim Drake (EN)
Yûki Kaji – Robin / Damian Wayne (JP)
Yuri Lowenthal – Robin / Damian Wayne (EN), Red Hood / Jason Todd
Akira Ishida – Red Hood / Jason Todd
Junichi Suwabe – Deathstroke / Slade Wilson (JP)
Atsuko Tanaka – Poison Ivy / Pamela Isley (JP)
Toshiyuki Morikawa – Two-Face / Harvey Dent (JP)
Eric Bauza – Two-Face / Harvey Dent (JP)
Chô – The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot (JP)
Tom Kenny – The Penguin / Oswald Cobblepot (EN)
Kenta Miyake – Bane (EN, JP)
Yôji Ueda – Eian (JP)
Matthew Yang King – Eian (EN)
Batman Ninja – Superhero Cinephiles
