Shenmue is to get an anime adaptation from Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, it has been announced.
A joint venture between the two networks, Shenmue ~The Animation~ will be directed by Sakurai Chikara of Telecom Animation Film Studios (better known as SEGA’s own TMS), and managed by Sola Entertainment. Yu Suzuki is on board too, as executive producer.
From the sounds of things, it’ll be a 13-episode retelling of the original games; both Ryo’s search in Japan and Hong Kong are mentioned, suggesting we’ll be seeing Shenmue II adapted too.
No information on a projected release date is known yet, but we’ll let you know if anything is announced on that front.
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Tags: Adult Swim, anime, Crunchyroll, shenmue, Shenmue ~the animation~, Sola Entertainment, Telecom Animation Film
Quick correction: Telecom Animation Film is not the same as TMS, but a subsidiary company under TMS.