Batman Ninja
Release Date: April 24, 2018 (Digital), May 8, 2018 (Blu-ray and DVD), and April 15, 2025 (4K)
Theatrical Date: June 15, 2018 (Japan)
Streaming Date: October 26, 2018 (Netflix)
Aired October 16, 2021 (Toonami)
Screenplay By: Kazuki Nakashima, Leo Chu and Eric Garcia
Directed By: Jumpei Mizusaki
Runtime: 85 Minutes
Heroes: Batman, Nightwing, Red Robin, Robin, and Red Hood
Villains: Gorilla Grodd, Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, Two-Face, Penguin, Poison Ivy, and Deathstroke
Supporting: Catwoman, Alfred Pennyworth, Eian, Bat Clan of Hida, Commissioner Gordon, and Detective Bullock
Beasts: Monkichi, Monmi, and Monkey Army
Objects: Grodd's Time Machine, Utlity Belt, Quake Engine, Batmobile, Batwing, Batcycle, Venom, Mobile Castle Robots, Batglider, Catwoman's Whip, Trick Umbrella, and Lord Joker
Places: Gotham City, Arkham Asylum, Japan, Batcave, Hida, Kai, Echigo, Nutsu, Omie, and Jigokukohara
References: The Mayor, Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, Uesugi Kenshin, Date Masamune, Scarecrow, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Batman '66, Detective Comics #27, and Batman '89
Opening Credits
Executive Producer: Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan
Character Design by: Takashi Okazaki
Screenplay: Kazuki Nakashima
Music by: Yugo Kanno
Directed by: Jumpei Mizusaki
Animation Production: Kamikaze Douga
End Credits
Director: Jumpei Mizusaki
Part Director: Shinji Takagi, Junichi Yamamoto, and Shuhei Morita
Screenplay: Kazuki Nakashima
Character Design: Takashi Okazaki
Music: Yugo Kanno
Establishing Supervisor: Mitsuyasu Sakai
CGI Director: Satoshi Sawada and Takanobu Mizuno
Modeling Chief: Yuki Ishikawa
Lead Animator: Ryusuke Sakamoto and Koichi Yoshino
Lead Texture Artist: Hiromitsu Saito
Art Director: Masanobu Nomura
Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Composite Director: Miho Sakina
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Line Producer: Ittatsu Shimizu
Animation Producer: Tetsuro Satomi
Voices: Batman/Bruce Wayne Roger Craig Smith, Gorilla Grodd Fred Tatasciore, The Joker Tony Hale, Catwoman/Selina Kyle Grey Griffin, Harley Quinn Tara Strong, Poison Ivy Tara Strong, Deathstroke Fred Tatasciore, Penguin Tom Kenny, Two-Face Eric Bauza, Bane Kenta Miyake, Robin Yuri Lowenthal, Red Robin Will Friedle, Nightwing Adam Croasdell, Red Hood Yuri Lowenthal, Alfred Pennyworth Adam Croasdell, Eian Matt Yang King, Monkichi Anna Mugiho, Monmi Juri Nagatsuma, Samurai Captain Tom Kenny, Laughing Mask Samurai A Eric Bauza, Laughing Mask Samurai B Will Friedle, Laughing Mask Samurai C Adam Croasdell, Antique Dealer Eric Bauza
Based on Characters from: DC
Batman created by: Bob Kane with Bill Finger
Deathstroke and Nightwing created by: Marv Wolfman and George Perez
Harley Quinn created by: Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Bane created by: Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan
English version Produced by: Leo Chu, Eric S. Garcia
Casting & Voice Director: Michael Sinterniklaas
Based on the Original Japanese Screenplay By: Kazuki Nakashima
Screenplay by: Leo Chu & Eric S. Garcia
Character Design: Takashi Okazaki
Establishing Supervisor: Mitsuyasu Sakai
Part Director: Shinji Takagi, Junichi Yamamoto, Shuhei Morita
Storyboard Artists: ROMANoV HiGA, Junichi Yamamoto, Shuhei Morita
Mechanical Design: Yoshihiro Sono, Daisuke Sajiki, Takashi Okazaki, Akira Gompei
Batcycle/Armored Batman Design: Shinji Aramaki
Prop Design: Yuki Narita, Tsubasa Goto, Fuminori Kizaki, Kozi Hashiguchi, Hiromitsu Saito, orange21, Youhei-Penguin
Look Development: Miho Sakina
Visual Concept Design: Naoki Yoshibe
Concept Artist Michi Suzuki
Imageboard Artists: Fuminori Kizaki, JOOYO Chang
CGI Directors: Satoshi Sawada, Takanobu Mizuno
Modeling Chief: Yuki Ishikawa
Robot Modeling Chief: Akira Gompei
CGI Modelers: Satoshi Sawada, Akira Gompei, Masuya Takahama, Yuki Ishikawa, Saori Honda, Makoto Kanemoto, Tatsuya Sasaki, Koichi Yoshino, Ryusuke Sakamoto, Minami Shimabukuro, Mai Aragaki, Morihito Abe, Hayata Inagaki, Shunsuke Yoshida, Tomoyuki Gamo, Midori Kato, Suzu Kobayashi, Masaki Urakami, Mai Nakamura
anima: Naoki Kumazawa, Shinpei Okuma
Chief Animators: Ryusuke Sakamoto, Koichi Yoshino
CGI Animators: Ryusuke Sakamoto, Koichi Yoshino, Yuki Ishikawa, Akira Gompei, Tatsuya Sasaki, Satoshi Sawada, Minami Shimabukuro, Masuya Takahama, So Nagata, Saori Honda, Tomoyuki Gamo, Tatsuya Asakura, Yoshihiko Ishiguro, Takafumi Utsunomiya, Hiroki Saito, Masaki Takahashi, Yuki Nakajima, Kaori Nagaya, Yuya Matsuzaki, Shunsuke Yoshida, Atsushi Nagashima
Sword Fight Supervisors: basara Entertainment, Masatoshi Kubo, Tetsuya Imanishi, Katsuhisa Tagawa
3D Effects Animator: Yuki Ishikawa
UI Animator: Yuta Matsumoto
CGI Production Support: LAPIZ INC.
Direction: Kojiro Tsuruoka
CGI Director: Kazuhito Ezawa
CGI Technical Director: Michiko Sugiyama
Modelers: Tomoyo Mizuochi, Hidenobu Yoshiyama, Tsubasa Takahashi, Ryoya Kubo
CGI Animators: Daisuke Tomura, Kento Shimada, Takeshi Matsuda, Yuto Karasawa, Ryo Kimura, Takeshi Okawa, Yuji Mori, Takahiro Chaya
khara, Inc.
Directors: Yusuke Matsui, Kiwamu Yamauchi
Animators: Masanori Iwasato, Yoshikazu Nakama, Yutaka Kozaki, Hideki Oinuma, Takeshi Miyagi, Hiroshi Sakamoto, Shunsuke Kumagai
Producer: Hiroyasu Kobayashi
Rendering Chief: Shunya Iwamoto
Rendering Artists: Shunya Iwamoto, Yuya Matsuzaki, Takafumi Utsunomiya, Hiromitsu Saito, Yuki Narita, Shunsuke Yoshida, Tomoyuki Gamo, Kaori Nagaya, Masaki Takahashi, Miho Sakina, Satoshi Sawada
Animators: Hiroya Iijima, Nahoko Iiyama, Atsushi Ikariya, Takahito Okawa, Tomohiro Takayama, Miwako Hida, Shuhei Nishitani, Yuki Matsuo, Kazuya Saito, Nekomataya, Yutaka Araki, Ayumu Ikeda, Yasuhiro Ito, Yasutoshi Iwasaki, Tomohiro Kosaka, Satoshi Sakai, Kouta Sugawa, Hiroki Takiguchi, Ayumu Miwa, Ai Yokoyama, Takuji Yoshimoto, Keiichiro Watanabe, Takuya Saito, Maki Yamakoshi, Tatsuya Asakura
Mito Animation: Ichizo Kobayashi
ALBACROW: Masaki Nishikawa, Dai Matsuzaki, Ryusuke Chayama, Kenji Saikai, Kengo Saito
studioCANDYBOX: Yang TingMu
studioColorido: Hideaki Abe, Kei Masaki
Creators in Pack OSAKA: Shun Takeda
Ghost Labo: Gouichi Sakamoto, Kazuya Yamanaka, Junichi Yamamoto, Naoki Yoshibe
2nd Animators: Liden Films, Wang Yutong, Ayumu Ikeda, Akiko Fujiwara, Mina Kanzaki, Mito Animation, Takuya Wada, Chie Saito, Taikan Animation Studio, xenron Thailand, Suwarin Promjutikanon, Thanasit Chaipanyawong, Manop Jangsataen, Chalermpol Inlom, Chotanan Pipobworachai, Mint Kanchanakom, Thunvaphoom Minaphinant
Inbetweeners: Yasuhiro Ito, Taiga Sakakibara, Miwako Hida, Ayumu Miwa, Keiichiro Watanabe, Taikan Animation Studio, PHOENIX ANIMATION HOLDINGS, Oh!production, wafu-animation, xenron, CoMix Wave Films, studio elle, MAP
Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Color Coordination: Yasuko Suenaga, Nao Horiuchi, Tomoko Koyama
Paint Checking: Yasuko Suenaga, Nao Horiuchi, Tomoko Koyama, Liden Films
Digital Painting: Yasuhiro Ito, Ayumu Miwa, Taikan Animation Studio, xenron, PHOENIX ANIMATION HOLDINGS, FINE COLORs, Nozomi Andou, Chihiro Irie, Tomoko Koyama, Alisa Komatsu, Sakie Suzuki, Akino Higa, Michino Fujiwara, Nao Horiuchi, Kaori Inoue, Liden Films, studio elle
Art Director: Masanobu Nomura
Background Design: Masanobu Nomura, Kaoru Suzuki, Yoshihiro Sono, Kozi Hashiguchi, Takashi Okazaki
Ship Animation Supervisor: Kozi Hashiguchi
Original Drawing Management: Yoshihiro Sono, Kozi Hashiguchi, Daisuke Sajiki, Aisuke Matsuo, Ryuta Yanagi, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Hideki Sadai, Mitsuhiko Izawa, Masahiko Ouchi, Kayo Kudo, Ryuta Kawakami, MARCOT, Hazuki Kimura, Tsubasa Shinonome
Background Artists: STUDIO BIHOU, Masanobu Nomura, Kaoru Aoki, Michie Suzuki, Megumi Kato, Yoshito Takamine, Haruka Matsuda, Madoka Nakaike, Xing Cheg, Ha Dung, Nguyen Nhan, Nguyen Anh, Tran Khoa, Nguyen Truong, Nguyen Huy, Le Huyen, Cao Tai, Nguyen Tuyet, Le Huyen, Vo Huong, Tran Lanh, Dinh Thuong, Nguyen Phong, Le Nghia, Tran Thuan, Nguyen Hoai
Chief Texture Artist: Hiromitsu Saito
Texture Artists: Hiromitsu Saito, Yuki Narita, Aoi Umeki, Tomoe Nakano, Kayo Kudo, JOOYO Chang, Kaori Koyanagi, Mimu Sato, Elsa Nakamichi, Tsubasa Goto, Masaki Urakami, Ayumi Urakami, Hayato Saito, Miho Sakina, Michi Suzuki
Composite Director: Miho Sakina
Chief Compositor: Eri Shinato
Compositors: Manabu Kadouno, Jumi Lee, Yoko Miki, Yoshihiko Ishiguro, Hiroki Saito, Toshihisa Yokoshima, Kouya Takahashi, Shunsuke Yoshida, Yuki Narita, Hiromitsu Saito, Shunya Iwamoto, Jumpei Mizusaki, CLIP+Bison, Masahiko Yagi, Tomokazu Oishi, Manabu Komatsu, khara, Inc., Toyotoku Yamada, Nanae Hirabayashi, Kazunori Urabayashi, Hiroaki Yabe, LAPIZ INC., Kenta Mizukami, Seiko Ishii
2D Effects: Manabu Kadouno
Line Test: asurafilm, Creators in Pack
Calligraphy: eDiTz, Tomomi Umetsu, Shunsuke Yoshida, Hiromitsu Saito
Opening Scene Production:
Director / CGI Artist: Toshiyuki Aoyama
Statue Modeler / Texture Artist: Takuma Tokashiki
Effects: Yuta Matsumoto
Sword Modeler Kahei Nojima, D.A.G Inc.
Neputa Scene Production:
Director: Masaki Ishii
Concept Image: Michi Suzuki
Neputa Design: Mimu Sato, Yuki Narita
CGI Modelers: Midori Kato, Mai Nakamura, D.A.G Inc., Yoshitaka Morota, Yuki Yagi, Hiromi Yamasuge, Tomoko Inoue, Katsumi Nihommatsu
Texture Artists: Tsubasa Goto, Shiori Kato, Elsa Nakamichi
CGI Artists: Santy CO.,LTD., Tetsuya Koremura, Sorami Watanabe
Calligrapher: Sae Sasajima
Title Animation: Tetsuya Tatamitani (HOT ZIPANG)
Motion Graphics: NISHIKAIGAN
Picture Scroll Scene Production:
Director: Hiroki Azuma
Illustration: JOOYOO Chang
Pastoral Scene Production:
Storyboard Artists: Takuji Miyamoto, Junichi Yamamoto
Animation Director: Takuji Miyamoto
Direction: Takuya Saito
Animators: Takuji Miyamoto, Shinnosuke Harada, Hokuto Sakiyama, Satoru Utsunomiya, Takuya Saito
Inbetweeners: Yuuko Takahashi, Keiko Watanabe, Miyuki Yano, Kimiko Hoshi, Rumi Satou, Hinako Ida, Sumire Yamasawa, Kenta Miya, Oh!production, Ryosuke Murahashi, drop, DR MOVIE, ANIHOUSE SUN
Digital Painting: studio elle, Ryouma Furutaki, Hiroshi Moriwaki, Mika Kinoshita, Yukari Hashimoto, Hitomi Murase, Kazuya Tsukada, Yuto Oeda, Fumiya Watanabe, DR MOVIE, ANIHOUSE SUN
Art Director: Eriko Shibayama
Background Artists: Eriko Shibayama, Yoko Komiya, Yuichi Suehiro (Studio Lagarus)
BG Scanning: Takeru Ogawa (T2studio)
BG Retouch: Miho Kawanishi (T2studio)
Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Color Coordination Check: Yasuko Suenaga
Composite Director: Yoichi Senzui
Compositors: Yoichi Senzui, Kentaro Kashiwagi (asurafilm)
Assistant: Ayana Mizukoshi
Ending Scene Production:
Director: Jumpei Mizusaki
Illustration: Fuminori Kizaki
Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Painting: Yasuko Suenaga
DC Moving Logo Production:
Director: Yuki Nakajima
Storyboard Artist: Junichi Yamamoto
CGI Modelers: Satoshi Sawada
CGI Artist: Toshiyuki Aoyama
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose (eDiTz)
Online Editing: Q-TEC, Inc., Kosuke Tanaka, Mitsuna Fukazawa
HD Editing Manager: Yusuke Katada
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Sound Effects Editor: Yasumasa Koyama
Recording Engineer: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Dialogue Editor: Tomohiro Matsuda
Recording Assistants: Hiroyuki Kawawa, Muneyuki Hatakeyama
Sound Production Manager: Nobuko Irie
Recording Studio: TOEI DIGITAL CENTER, STUDIO MAUSU
Dolby Sound Consultant: Tsutomu Kawahigashi (Continental Far East)
Music by: Yugo Kanno
Music Director: Haruka Cho
Recording Coordinators: Koji Nozaki, Satomi Takizawa
Recording/Mixing Engineer: Yoichi Kuzushima
Assistant Engineer: Takuya Komiyama
Recording Studio: ONKIO HAUS
Mixing Studio: ONEMUSIC STUDIO
Music Produced by: WARNER BROS. JAPAN, ONEMUSIC
Title Logo Design: Tatsuya Kitabayashi (MUSASHI WORKS)
Japan Poster Design: Kazuo Mita (NONKI BEAM), KAMIKAZE DOUGA
Japan Trailer Production: Taichi Terahara (GAL ENTERPRISE)
Official Website Design: maverica
Production Management: Hiroshi Mitsuhashi, Keisuke Shiraiwa, Haruko Kitakura, Kohei Fujiwara, Ittatsu Shimizu
Production Support: Kaori Satake, Takayuki Sasaki, Teruhisa Omizo, Takuya Miyashita, Himi Tagawa, Manami Kimura, khara, Inc., Takatoshi Okajima, Yuki Sugitani, ALBACROW, Ryosuke Inagaki, Liden Films, Tomohito Shinka, Tomoaki Suzuki, Yuusuke Sasaki, studioColorido, Kosuke Suzuki, Minami Kobayashi, anima, Daichi Abe, Haruyasu Akagi, Creators in Pack OSAKA, Taichi Hatanaka, MARCOT, Yoji Igawa, A-Real co.ltd, Takanori Yamaura, Yokohama Animation Labo Inc., Yuma Oue
Special Thanks to: Wacom, Yasuhiro Todoroki, GIGAON Co.,Ltd., Takao Kido, Takashi Wakasa, Dell Japan Inc., Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd., CACANi, Tokyo Polytechnic University Department of Animation, Nobuo Hara, Seiji Fukunaga, Chinami Harima, DSTORM, Inc., NewTek LightWave
System Management: Omi Nagahata, Takuya Fukuda
Plug-in Development: Shinichi Sato
Screenplay Support: Nanami Higuchi
Establishing Production: Ittatsu Shimizu, Hidekuni Edo (Liden Films)
Production Desk: Ittatsu Shimizu, Kohei Fujiwara
Line Producer: Ittatsu Shimizu
Animation Producer: Tetsuro Satomi
Animation Produced by: barnum studio
Animation Production: KAMIKAZE DOUGA X YAMATOWORKS
Produced by: WARNER BROS. JAPAN
Director: Jumpei Mizusaki
Details
Actors: Roger Craig Smith, Tony Hale, Fred Tatasciore, Grey Griffin, Tara Strong
Format: Animated, Close-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Language: English, Japanese, French, Spanish (Castilian & Latin)
Subtitle: English, French, Spanish
Region: Not Applicable
Aspect Ration: Widescreen (1080p High Definition 16x9 1.78:1)
Sound Quality: Dolby Digital
Number of Discs: Not Applicable
Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action, and for some suggestive material)
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation
Release Date: April 24, 2018 (Digital), May 8, 2018 (Blu-ray and DVD), June 15, 2018 (Japan Theatrical), October 26, 2018 (Netflix), October 16, 2021 (Toonami), and April 15, 2025 (4K)
Movie Run Time: 85 Minutes
Special Features
Special Feature: East/West Batman (Featurette) - Batman meets the anime medium, as this documentary looks into some of the Western tropes and archetypes, meshed into the world of feudal Japan. East meets West, swords, samurai and giant robots, all playing into the clash between Batman and his Rogues gallery. Run Time: 17 minutes, 33 seconds
Special Feature: Batman: Made in Japan (Featurette) - To make a special film about Batman requires just the right artist to bring the mix of style and energy that is unmistakably anime. The filmmakers discuss the Japanese character models, influences and design that create a fusion experience into this hyper real world. Run Time: 14 minutes, 03 seconds
Special Feature: New York Comic Con Presents Batman Ninja - Meet the talented filmmakers behind Batman Ninja as they discuss their inspirations and challenges in bringing an anime version of Batman to life during a panel discussion unveiling Batman Ninja during New York Comic Con 2017. Run Time: 49 minutes, 02 seconds
Trailers: 4K, Justice League, and Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (Before main menu)
Movies Anywhere Digital Copy Included (Limited Time Offer)