Onimusha Anime Announced By Netflix & Capcom

During Netflix TUDUM 2022, Netflix and Capcom announced an Onimusha anime adaptation based on Capcom’s video game series.

The anime’s staff includes:

• Chief Director: Takashi Miike
• Director: Shinya Sugai
• Animation Studio: Sublimation
• Actors: Toshihiro Mifune will serve as the model for character Musashi Miyamoto

The synopsis reads:

“The beginning of the Edo period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma. 3D CGI characters and hand-drawn backgrounds create phenomenal visuals. Onimusha is given a new life using modern-day animation technology.”

The first Onimusha game, Onimusha Warlords, was originally released in 2001 for the PS2. The most recent game in the franchise was 2019’s Onimusha Warlords remaster for the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC but the last major mainline entry was actually 2006’s Onimusha Dawn Of Dreams, which was also for the PS2.

Check out the key visuals revealed so far below: