Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League
Release Date: March 18, 2025 (Digital) and April 15, 2025 (4K and Blu-ray)
Streaming Date: July 3, 2025 (HBO Max)
Screenplay By: Kazuki Nakashima
Directed By: Jumpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi
Runtime: 89 Minutes
Heroes: Robin, Batman, Nightwing, Red Robin, Daianna, Red Hood, and Justice League (Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and Green Lantern) (voice only)
Villains: Yakuza League (Zeshika the Emerald Ray, Ahsa the Aqua Dragon, Fleet of Foot Bari, and Kuraku the Man of Steel), Harley Quinn, Doomsday, Joker, Ra's al Ghul, and Ubu
Supporting: Alfred Pennyworth and Commissioner Gordon
Beasts: Giant Koi and Giant Turtle
Objects: Utlity Belt, Batwing, Batmobile, Power Ring, Four-Dimensional Origami System, Bat-Phoenix, Bat Tank, Lasso of Truth, and Kryptonite
Places: Gotham City, Wayne Manor, Batcave, Japan, Tokyo, Inokashira Park, Nyogogashima, Yakuza Tower, and Arkham Asylum
References: Batman Ninja, Monkichi, San Francisco, Mexico City, London, Watchtower, Justice League, Batman '66, Batman '89, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman Begins, Quake Engine, Grodd, Poison Ivy, Penguin, Two-Face, Deathstroke, Mobile Castle Robot, Monkey Army, Bat Clan of Higa, Catwoman, Simon Baz, Tupac, Tsukiji Market, Hibotan Bakuto, Lady Snowblood, Benzaiten, Detective Comics #38, Krypton, Talia, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Meiko Kaji, Junko Fuji, Coca-Cola, Sprite, and Supergirl
Opening Credits
Executive Producer: Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan
Screenplay by: Kazuki Nakashima
Character Design by: Takashi Okazaki
Music by: Yugo Kanno
Animation Production: Kamikaze Douga
Directed by: Jumpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi
End Credits
Director: Jumpei Mizusaki and Shinji Takagi
Part Director: Takanobu Mizuno, Elsa Nakamichi, Takeshi Ishiuchi, Susmu Yamaguchi, Daisuke Sajiki, and Gento Fujiwara
Character Design by: Takashi Okazaki
Screenplay by: Kazuki Nakashima
Music by: Yugo Kanno
Establishing Supervisor: Mitsuyasu Sakai
CGI Director: Takafumi Utsunomiya
Lead Animator: Kenta Yoshino, Yuki Nakajima, Chi Wen, Mingyao Yeh, and Tsailin Hung
Production Designer: Elsa Nakamichi
Art Director: Yasutomi Kishi and Shunsuke Oyama
Base Color Design: Satoko Kimura
Look Development Artist: Tomoe Nakano
Composite Director: Junpei Takatsu and Shinsuke Harada
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Line Producer: Omi Nagahata
Animation Producer: Tetsuro Satomi
The rest of the end credits are in presented in untranslated Japanese for the most part.
Cast: (translated from Japanese) Batman/Bruce Wayne: Koichi Yamadera, Robin/Damian: Yuki Kaji, Red Robin: Kengo Kawanishi, Nightwing: Daisuke Ono, Red Hood: Akira Ishida, Joker: Wataru Takagi, Harin, the Wild Jester (Harley Quinn): Rie Kugimiya, Daiana Amazone, the Eagle Goddess (Wonder Woman): Romi Park, Ahsa the Aqua Dragon (Aquaman): Akio Otsuka, Fleet of Foot, Bari (Flash): Nobuyuki Hiyama, Zeshika the Emerald Ray (Green Lantern): Ayane Sakura, Ubu: Yasuhiro Mamiya, Alfred: Houchu Otsuka, Gordon: Masaki Terasoma, Ayaka Shimizu, Hana Satou, Hayato Kaneko, Yumi Hino, Yurina Watanabe, Doomsday: Tesshou Genda, Ra's al Ghul: Kazuhiro Yamaji, and Kuraku the Man of Steel (Superman): Takaya Kamikawa
(The creator credits are in English)
Batman created by: Bob Kane with Bill Finger
Nightwing created by: Marv Wolfman and George Perez
Harley Quinn created by: Paul Dini and Bruce Timm
Ra's al Ghul created by: Neal Adams and Dennis O'Neil
Wonder Woman created by: William Moulton Marston
Aquaman created by: Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger
Ubu created by: Neal Adams
Doomsday created by: Brett Breeding, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louis Simonson, and Roger Stern
Superman created by: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
By special arrangement: with the Jerry Siegel family
(The rest of the end credits are in Japanese until)
Executive in Charge of Production for WBA: Peter Girardi and Jason DeMarco
Creative Director for DC Comics: Mike Pallotta
(The last part of the end credits are in Japanese and is followed by the English Dub cast and crew credits)
English Cast: Batman: Joe Daniels, Wonder Woman: Molly Searcy, Superman: Aaron Campbell, Ra's al Ghul: John Swasey, Damian: Bryson Baugus, Nightwing: Houston Hayes, Red Robin: Nathan Wilson, Red Hood: David Matranga, Flash: Benjamin McLaughlin, Aquaman: Cyrus Rodas, Green Lantern: Annie Wild, Harley Quinn: Karlii Hoch, The Joker: Scott Gibbs, Alfred: Dave Harbold, Commissioner Gordon: John Gremillion, Ubu: Andrew Love, Newscaster: Maggie Flecknoe, Yakuza: Kyle Colby Jones, James Marier, Shannon D. Reed, Robert Cardenas, Jeremy Gee, Christine Auten, and John Swasey, and Henchwomen: Christine Auten, Patricia Duran, and Maggie Flecknoe
English Language Production By: Sentai Studios
English Language Producer: Joey Goubeaud
Directors: Kyle Colby Jones and Shannon D. Reed
Project Translator: Ian Fagen
Mix and Sound Design: Brent Marshall
Sound Engineers: Keegan Daleo, David Lascoe, and Neil O'Reilly
ADR Writer: Kyle Colby Jones
ADR Spotting: Marta Bechtol
Studio Engineer: Michael Olesch
Line Producers: Connie Sorrels and Paul Mericle
Production Assistance: Janice Williams, Son Le, Crystal Ruiz, and E.W. Rector, III
Details
Format: Animated, Close-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen
Language: English, Japanese, Spanish-Castilian (Blu-ray only)
Subtitle: English, Japanese (Blu-ray only), Latin Spanish (Blu-ray only), French (Blu-ray only), Chinese - Complex (Blu-ray only), and Spanish Castilian (Blu-ray only)
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 some violence and language)
Studio: Warner Bros. Animation
Release Date: March 18, 2025 (Digital), April 15, 2025 (4K and Blu-ray), and July 3, 2025 (HBO Max)
Movie Run Time: 89 Minutes
Special Features
Special Feature: Bringing Justice to Japan (Featurette) - Go behind the scenes with legendary character designer Takashi Okazaki as he reveals his process for designing the Yakuza League. Run Time: 7 minutes, 26 seconds
Special Feature: Anime Action: Choreographing the Fights (Featurette) - Step inside the intricately coordinated, animated action sequences with the filmmakers. Run Time: 9 minutes, 7 seconds
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