Netflix has released its first trailer for its animated adaptation of Capcom’s Onimusha video game franchise, which is due to premiere on November 2 later this year.
The action-packed three-minute trailer shows protagonist Miyamoto Musashi don the series’ iconic Oni Gauntlet, and go toe to toe with a varied cast of foes, both demonic and human alike, as the series’ theme song ‘The Lonliest’ by artist Måneskin plays on in the background.
As the trailer unfolds, Musashi is handed down a 33-day deadline in which to complete a covert mission, while a seemingly human antagonist drinking a suspiciously blood-like liquid lays out his wish to exterminate all remaining samurai in Japan.
Onimusha is coming.
The first-ever anime adaptation of the iconic Capcom video game series from Takashi Miike (Audition) and Shinya Sugai premieres November 2. pic.twitter.com/y8jKqkxRgl
— Netflix (@netflix) September 20, 2023
Later, a flame wreathed entity charges Musashi with the task of killing the Genma, a race of demons who serve as antagonists in the Capcom series, and trapping their souls in the Oni Gauntlet. Throughout, we’re also given glimpses into the tragic life of a young girl, who Musashi fights to protect.
The action unfolds against a backdrop of a fantasy-infused take on the Edo Period of Japanese history, which has been stunningly realised using hand-drawn backgrounds, while the on-screen characters have been brought to life with 3D CGI.
Capcom’s Onimusha video game series begin in 2001 with the release of Onimusha: Warlords, and was succesful enough to spawn three further mainline games, along with a number of spinoffs. Barring the release of a 2019 remaster of the PS2 original, the Ominusha franchise has been largely dormant for over a decade at this point.
Netflix’s Onimusha adaptation is being helmed by supervising director Takashi Miike, and director Shinya Sugai, who had previously worked on the streaming giant’s CG animated adaptation of Dragon’s Dogma.
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