Forum - View topicTurning the Justice League into Yakuza: An Interview with Character Designer Takashi Okazaki
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TheReticent
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One of the things I love about animation in general is how visual styles and themes get borrowed and transformed across cultures. The designs here are amazing! I'm not familiar with yakuza tropes, nor am I big into Western superheroes, but I love how the two are blended here and how you can see both styles come out. Joker and Harley are probably my favorites.
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MFrontier
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They really put their work into this! Even putting in a Simon Baz and Jay Garrick references.
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mdo7
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Nice interview, thanks for this ANN.
Just a little something else you guys might not be aware of: There was an Elseworlds comic from DC from 2002 where the Justice League are in the form of shogun/samurai (yes, it's real & I'm not joking). I'm kind of surprised they didn't take that idea into Batman Ninja, or they're planning to adapt Shogun of Steel into a 3rd Batman Ninja film (assuming we will get one in the near future). |
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Dr. Wily
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I remember going into Batman Ninja fully prepared to hate it but ended up thinking it was some of the dumbest fun I'd had watching a movie in a while. I didn't like the sequel as much but it was still a great time and seeing the redesigns was one of the most interesting parts imo. So I guess this is a roundabout way of saying thanks for this interview!
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FilthyCasual
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The designs are all fantastic. Now I want to see Lex rip his suit off to reveal a bunch of Kryptonite tattoos.
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