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[kunonabi]

New nozomi design is awful. Looks alright otherwise.

 

[Thaedolus]

Surprisingly decent looking. Will watch, can't miss out on Shenmue...the guiltiest of my gaming loves.

 

[ranmafan]

Looking forward to it, but disappointed that there is no Japanese date yet other than 2022. Hopefully it’s sooner than later.

 

[Dr Bass]

Wonder if the story will finally get finished via this cartoon.

 

[nush]

Wonder if the story will finally get finished via this cartoon.

let's hope so.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Awesome. Cant wait

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Shenmue Anime Reveals More Japanese Cast, Ending Song Artists

Haruka Terui, Haruka Fushimi, Ryūichi Kijima join cast

www.animenewsnetwork.com

The staff of Shenmue the Animation, the anime series of Yu Suzuki's Shenmue game series, announced more Japanese cast members and the ending theme song's artists for the anime on Thursday. The newly announced cast members include:

Haruka Terui as Shenhua

Haruka Fushimi as Nozomi Harusaki

Ryūichi Kijima as Guizhang Chen

Rock band Narudora performs the ending theme song "Sympathy."

 

[Rikku-X]

It's crazy how the animation looks better than 99% of current anime. I wonder how this came to be.

 

[ReBurn]

Will we finally learn what happens to Lan Di? I might watch it for that.

 

[Cockles & Whelks]

Hope we get an entire episode of forklift racing.

 

[Rawker]

Crunchyroll have a pay wall on watching these?

 

[ClanOfNone]

But will it have sailors

 

[Dynomite]

How there is a reference to Ryu looking for sailors.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

Shenhua recites a prophecy about Ryo and the long, winding journey he will face. Shenmue the Animation premieres February 5th, only on Toonami and Crunchyroll.

 

[Kiddo Cabbusses]

Wonder if the story will finally get finished via this cartoon.

It'd take a whole season just to cover the story beats of the three games that came out, assuming no major plot developments get cut. And it'd be absurd if they skipped plot beats when they have a scene of an arcade playing Virtua Fighter in the trailer.

It's crazy how the animation looks better than 99% of current anime. I wonder how this came to be.

Looks pretty par for how the mid-2000's looked action-anime-wise. Probably best not to let Netflix (and Crunchyroll, this budget does look like the exception compared to Ex-Arm and the ilk, certainly) be your primary perception of how anime can look.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

A story of revenge and self-discovery, Shenmue debuted first as a video game by SEGA for the Dreamcast in 1999. Since then, the riveting tale of Ryo Hazuki has become a cult classic, with fans worldwide following his quest to become the ultimate martial artist as he journeys across Japan, Hong Kong, and beyond in search of his father's killer. Now over 20 years later, Crunchyroll and Adult Swim have teamed up to create Shenmue the Animation, an anime adaption that captures the same essence of mystery and thrilling martial arts. Here's an exclusive clip from the third episode of Shenmue the Animation, which finds Ryo Hazuki training with his friend in his family dojo.

 

[justiceiro]

Tried to watch the first episode, but found everything pretty mediocre.

 

[Havoc2049]

I'm enjoying this series. It's up to the point of the start of Shenmue II, where Ryu arrives in Hong Kong.

Anyone else watching it?

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I'm enjoying this series. It's up to the point of the start of Shenmue II, where Ryu arrives in Hong Kong.

Anyone else watching it?

Watched the first episode and loved it. Waiting for them all so I can binge it!

 

[Esppiral]

Episodes 2,3,4 were a little meh, but chapter 5 oh boy! Can't wait to see Ryo arrive to Hong Kong

 

[jshackles]

I'm enjoying this series. It's up to the point of the start of Shenmue II, where Ryu arrives in Hong Kong.

Anyone else watching it?

Been watching it faithfully every week and loving it. Hell, my wife even likes it, and she's never played the game and only knows of it because she's seen it on my shelf.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Havoc2049]

I really enjoyed the first season of Shenmue. As far as new TV series based on video games, I thought it was leagues better than Halo.

 

[Esppiral]

The first season is already over? Damn I need to watch it.

 

[IbizaPocholo]