Adult Swim and Crunchyroll have announced a partnership with Alcon Television Group to produce and distribute a new anime series called Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
Inspired by the critically acclaimed Oscar-winning film Blade Runner 2049, Blade Runner: Black Lotus will feature thirteen 30-minute episodes produced by animation studio Sola Digital Arts (Ultraman). Incredible filmmakers Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex) will direct all episodes of the premiere season.
The plot for Blade Runner: Black Lotus is being kept under wraps for now. However, the producers have confirmed the story will take place in the year 2032 and will include some familiar faces from the Blade Runner universe.
Blade Runner is of course based on the 1968 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick titled Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Ridley Scott then adapted the novel into a film starring Harrison Ford in 1982. The franchise was revived in 2017 with the long-awaited follow-up Blade Runner 2049, directed by Denis Villeneuve. As part of 2049’s promotion, an anime short film, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, was also released. It is also currently available for viewing on Crunchyroll.
While a release date for the new Blade Runner: Black Lotus has not yet been announced, Adult Swim will air the English dubbed episodes on its Toonami programming block. Meanwhile, Crunchyroll will handle worldwide streaming.
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