Shinichiro Watanabe Directs 'Blade Runner Black Out 2022' Anime Short

by Vindstot
Sep 14, 2017 8:32 PM | 23 Comments

The official Japanese Twitter account of the Blade Runner film series has revealed through a preview on Friday that Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) will direct an animated short titled Blade Runner Black Out 2022. The short will be streamed on September 26.

Set in the year of 2022, the anime short will fill the gap of 30 years between the original Blade Runner film, which takes place in 2019, and its upcoming sequel Blade Runner 2049, which will premiere in Japanese theaters on October 27. The story will center on a large blackout on the West Coast of the United States.

Staff
Director, Script: Shinichiro Watanabe
Character Design, Animation Director: Shukou Murase (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing)
Music: Flying Lotus
Studio: Cygames Pictures

Cast
Iggy: Kenichirou Matsuda (Ghost in the Shell: Arise)
Trixy: Ichiko Aoba (18if ending theme performance)
Ren: Makoto Furukawa (One Punch Man)

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Source: animate Times

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 on MAL

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I don't know if we could have hoped better for this serie.

Jan 13, 2019 5:08 PM by _Pingu_

What a beautiful short, I just wish it was longer. Top notch animation.

Sep 26, 2017 5:39 PM by awal

hamsteralliance said:
Shouldn't this have been added to the MAL database when you made the news article about it? I mean, it means you know about it and you have the info for it...just add it.

I would like to know as well.

Sep 26, 2017 11:33 AM by Alpharius

This was way too good

Sep 26, 2017 10:55 AM by Tokoya

Shouldn't this have been added to the MAL database when you made the news article about it? I mean, it means you know about it and you have the info for it...just add it.

Sep 26, 2017 9:56 AM by hamsteralliance

Still no MAL entry, yare yare.

Sep 26, 2017 9:26 AM by removed-user

More enjoyable than anything else this season, but I suppose that's not saying a lot.

Sep 26, 2017 8:44 AM by Shotmaker

And where the page of this here?

Sep 26, 2017 8:17 AM by Ketsura

Released on youtube, pretty impressive

Sep 26, 2017 6:38 AM by sub9me

I'm a big fan of Blade Runner, and apart from Kekkai Sensen, whenever an anime took "inspiration" (read: carbon copy or adapted) from a western source (Watchmen, in Kekkai Sensen's case) it's been garbage, so I'm not exactly hopeful.

THEN AGAIN, the actual Hollywood movie is 110% for sure going to be shit too.

Sep 20, 2017 10:55 AM by Red_Tuesday

When it's Watanabe, i'll have to watch it.

Sep 17, 2017 5:29 PM by MrAwesome2018

Looking forward to this one. I'm a big fan of bladerunner and I love Watanabe's directing style.

Sep 17, 2017 11:59 AM by Cyber_Icarus

isekai said:
speaking of Cygames anime studio i wonder why they did not animate Shingeki No Bahamut Virgin Soul

They don't have enough staff to animate a full project. But in the next year, it's almost certain they'll start producing full series/films.

Sep 16, 2017 2:45 AM by treedude

Blade Runner is one of my favorite films, I'll certainly be looking forward to this

Sep 15, 2017 1:58 PM by Migi1527

OMG!!! I can't wait!

Sep 15, 2017 11:02 AM by removed-user