Isekai Suicide Squad

The Joker and his best girl, Harley Quinn, are tearing through the streets of Gotham with sacks full of cash and the law in hot pursuit. Unfortunately for them, though the jester manages to escape, the night ends with Harley being captured by a mysterious, katana-wielding woman.

Meanwhile, Amanda Waller, the head of the government security organization A.R.G.U.S., has commandeered a team of supervillains for a ruthless mission into another world. After losing contact with the first suicide squad sent through the portal, Amanda sends Deadshot, Peacemaker, Clayface, King Shark, and Harley as replacements. However, shortly after entering the portal, their helicopter crashes in the middle of a battle between horse-mounted troops and vicious orcs.

With all of the accompanying A.R.G.U.S. members dead on impact, the villains break free of their shackles and rampage through the army of orcs, unwittingly aiding the human soldiers—only to be rewarded with imprisonment. Now bound by magic-infused shackles, Harley and company must hurry back to the portal they came from, or else the bombs A.R.G.U.S. implanted in their necks will detonate.

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Quinn, Harley Main

Nagase, Anna Japanese

Clayface Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Peacemaker Main

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

King Shark Main

Kimura, Subaru Japanese

Deadshot Main

Yamaguchi, Reigo Japanese

Joker Supporting

Umehara, Yuuichirou Japanese

Katana Supporting

Anzai, Chika Japanese

Cecil Supporting

Fukushima, Jun Japanese

Waller, Amanda Supporting

Kujira Japanese

Killer Croc Supporting

Kiuchi, Tarou Japanese

Ootani, Joe Producer

Tsuruoka, Shinya Producer

Ariga, Keisuke Assistant Producer

Yoshinobu, Keita Assistant Producer

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Jun 10, 2025

Abdiel7

Recommended

Behold, the great seasonal punching bag!

From Wit Studio and Warner Bros, we have a rare but welcome Cartoon-Anime amalgamation.
It gobbles up greedily, elements from both Western Cartoons and Anime, however Anime(thankfully) wins this tug of war.

I will preface this by saying I watched in it Japanese.

Without even beginning to watch it, there’s evidently a lot to engage in hostility here for the seasoned hate-watchers(me included);
- A DC/Japanese Fantasy Crossover.
-Western Cartoon Vibes?
... -Anime Original
-Harley (LOL) Quinn
-Suicide (LOL) Squad
-10 episodes??
-Isekai (Garbage??)
-3D CGI Monsters??? (boogeyman)
-Warner Bros??

With such great potential, my mission ended in abject failure. Somehow I finished it with the only 2 things to critique in any sort of depth from this list being the anime original short story, and the 10 episodes.

My mouth was gaping open, it turns out, the show is actually good. Despite this, verifiably we can see it’s become an easy target for the hivemind to pile-on with their drone bot reviews and critiques. They engage in mass copying of like phrases to describe dubious arguments that they made up. They magnify the show’s shortfalls which they’ve hypocritically praised other shows for. I don’t believe anyone who watches this show with an open mind can hate this. To dislike this show you must truly come in wanting to hate it, and that didn't even work for me. It's a very bony isekai, with the meat in action, dialogue and humor elements that elevate the experience to explosive heights.

I get it, we’re all sick of Harley Quinn believe, ill be the first to say that. This overused, utterly insufferable vixen is endlessly and shamelessly getting shoved in so that they can lure in most lucrative demographic (young to middle-aged women) to consume these shows. Consequently they’ve killed off all of the die-hard fans of this series. However this show is a maverick, in this succession of adaptions. It scarcely even feels like she was shoehorned in, she fits the story quite well.

Starting with recent history Suicide squad has verifiably taken a beating of true justice as of late. Starting with that dreadful game from 2024 was comprehensively awful, followed by an essentially below average Hollywood(James Gunn) reboot in 2021. There’s truly nothing to expect when it comes to this IP. It has never been great, you were supposed to get some entertainment value however for some of the entries to this franchise, even that may have been in question. The current sentiment over social media for this IP is not great to say the least. It’s the prime target for mockery and band-wagoning by the now established anti-woke brigade, in spite of this the producers and publishers seem to absorb it releasing more and more adaptations. The cynicism or distrust isn’t in anyway unfounded or unfair it’s exactly what they deserve, it might not be enough. It has been for the most-part a cash grab and many of the previous attempts were set-up and deserved to receive public backlash.

What you have to understand is that whenever a new entry to this franchise is adapted it’s mix and match cast and there’s always too much creative freedom in the story-telling. The greatest mainstay is that lead is always Harley Quinn but the other members are practically whatever the adaption demands. This, of course follows the trend, taking their own editorial spin on the concept. I will say that, this rendition of Harley is probably the best I’ve seen. You get to see how crazy she is, but it seldom neglects her vulnerabilities and nature as a woman. Characters like Joker, Peacemaker and to some extent Deadshot and Clayman were standouts here at just being presented in a very endearing fashion. Their powers are on display but also their limitations as well, there's a consistency to their move sets and capabilities which did wonders for the sound mind. If you love those characters you will be pleasantly surprised. In particular Peacemaker who's fans have been eating good lately with a fairly decent live-action series as of late, on the hand Joker’s farcical, failed, faux-harmonic movie sequel has left fans of the character in total despondency. For fans of Joker, you probably need this fix.

For those who managed to finish the show, it’s puzzling the amount of negative responses. I’m just dazzled by the sheer amount of dishonesty or false representation or critiques with zero argument.

The truth is? It’s an entirely new premise. It was extremely riveting experience with very eye-catching fight scenes packed with slapstick humor which never reached western levels of cringe. No homosexual themes or hints, minute to non-existent perverted sexual jokesr. Yes we have these familiar DC characters but they are portrayed intentionally in a very palatable manner. It’s DC villains and for the most part they’re in character. They’re scumbags they’re boisterous, they’re careless and they do stupid things and it’s all good fun. It’s written like the older type of shows just good entertainment with no ulterior motives, how refreshing does that sound? It truly delivers that experience.

I will quickly summarize:
What are the Pros?
+Very Fluid and expressive and colorful animation, with a welcome stylish edge
+Harley, Joker and Peacemaker
+Funny and Exciting. Smooth and enjoyable character dynamics.
+Barely any Americanized progressive themes.
+Decent characterization with a tame character pool.
+Tactful fight choreography.
+Amazing Soundtrack from Kenichiro Suehiro(Eminence, Fire Force, Re:zero)
+Banger OP and unskippable ED.
+Decent ending setting up a second season with heightened potential.

What are the Cons?
-Very bare-bones isekai plotline.
-Lack of World building, Explaining of elements.
-10 episodes.
-Limited Story/Plot
-Episode to episode direction poor.
-Scenes lacking staying power, fleeting emotions.
-Hard to get immersed, due to cartoonish tendencies.

Well there’s not much to nitpick on, they knew what their job was and executed it quite well. It’s astonishing, they genuinely they did characterization of the main cast better than so many of the Hollywood superhero productions, it’s somewhat embarrassing. This show is up there with the recent rare western gem “The Penguin” allowing you to forget plague-inducing trash like “The Boys”, ”Gotham Knights”, “NaOmegalul(Naomi)”, “Aquaman” and “Superman and LOL(Lois)”

Final Rankings
Animation 8
Sound 9
Plot 5
Characters 7
Enjoyment 8

37/50 – 7.4 – 7/10 – Recommend to Enthusiasts

You’re thinking, “You sound like you loved it why have you only given it 7”? Well I must confess that I’m primarily a binger. As an honorary binger, the number of episodes as well as the ability for me to get immersed heavily sways my score. I must be able to spend hours on end pressing the next button at the end of an episode without a single thought to really reach the 9-10 mark.
it’s hard to rate so highly a show that I could control my urge to binge, 4 sessions for a 10 episode season, when I’ve done 24 previously in one to 2 sessions for other shows, this, of course heavily affects my score.

I recommend this show to all Isekai connoisseurs and those who are fond of DC comics as gateway to the better medium(Manga and Anime). Honestly this has trumped anything America has come up with for this “Suicide Squad” group, with only the first adaption “Batman: Assault on Arkham” coming close. As a binge it’s not the best as it’s just not too coherent as they bridge between the episodes, a hall-mark of Western cartoons juxtaposed with Anime.

Give it a try, ignore the negative reviews and by the way where is the Season 2 announcement?

Hope this helps.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Apr 22, 2025

miubicos

Mixed Feelings

When the trailer came out, I was very excited for this anime. But not that long after the series came out, I saw a lot of bad reviews and mixed opinions. I only now decided to watch it myself, and to be honest, I had expected a lot worse from what I've seen online.
In my opinion, it is refreshing to see a different approach to such loved characters such as Harley Quinn and the Joker. If you watch this with certain expectations of how it will play out, especially if you're very used to the traditional stories of DC, you must let these expectations go ... in order to enjoy this short series. Of course, they still have their iconic personality types, but the storyline and lore differ a bit from the originals, for example the relationship between Harley and the Joker.
I really like the outfits in this anime. They are very unique and well drawn in my opinion, especially in the last episode. I do feel like they should have spread this story over more episodes, since it feels a bit rushed and might be a bit confusing if you don't pay enough attention, but for a quick watch it's fine.

Overall, I'd say just watch it yourself. This is a series you either like or don't, but personally I feel like a lot of the reviews I see on TikTok and Instagram are super dramatic. It's not that bad really.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 20, 2025

Chiisuigintou

Not Recommended

It's just the suicide squad story line,
with the change from another nation, to another world.
The only amazing part about this animation was the visuals.
The story is mainly a bad combo of it takes 2, with some elements from gate, but mainly just the generic storyline from suicide squad.,.
Basically, something I hoped it wasn't going to be and wel already saw from the trailer.
The story isn't a generic isekai, but it's not like they are bringing something new to the tale when it comes to "suicide squad".

I'm srr, but if you like anime and mainly consume anime and not cartoons, this won't be the best thing ... to watch.
Taste is basically a personal thing
and I like things which I know a lot of people wouldn't even watch if they would receive a billion euro and 2 million lamas,
however, with such a lame storytelling, which makes even the lamest of lamest isekais look really well written like "how a realist hero rebuilt the kingdom" I wouldn't really recement it, besides the "visuals" which are quite good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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