AnimeMania July 25, 2021 Share July 25, 2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a new anime series from Adult Swim and Crunchyroll. Blade Runner: Black Lotus is set in the year 2032, firmly between the events of the two Blade Runner movies, which were set in 2019 (Blade Runner) and 2049 (Blade Runner 2049) respectively. There are three anime short films that act as prequels to the Blade Runner 2049 movie, "Blade Runner Black Out 2022", "2036: Nexus Dawn" and "2048: Nowhere to Run". There are also several Blade Runner Comic Books released by Titan Comics that provide rich context to the Blade Runner world. Blade Runner: Black Lotus will run for 13 episodes and will be dubbed into English and Japanese. Adult Swim will most likely air the English dubbed version. The English voice cast (Japanese voice cast) for Blade Runner: Black Lotus includes Jessica Henwick (Arisa Shida), who will be playing Elle, a female Replicant living on Earth in the aftermath of the collapse of the Tyrell Corporation one decade earlier. Stephen Root (Hochu Otsuka) as the LAPD Chief of Police Earl Grant, Peyton List (Yoshiko Sakakibara) as his wife, Josephine Grant, Brian Cox (Takaya Hashi) as Wallace Corporation CEO Niander Wallace, Sr., Wes Bentley (Takehito Koyasu) as his son, Niander Wallace, Jr., Will Yun Lee (Shinshū Fuji) as Joseph, a mysterious figure who owns a spare parts junkyard in Los Angeles, Samira Wiley (Takako Honda) as Alani Davis, a fresh LAPD recruit, Josh Duhamel (Taiten Kusunoki) as Marlowe, a deadly Blade Runner, Barkhad Abdi (Takayuki Kinba) as Doc Badger, a black market dealer, Gregg Henry (Masane Tsukayama) as Senator Bannister, a politician with strong feelings on replicant production, Henry Czerny (Akio Nojima) as Doctor M, a brilliant doctor and professor of medicine, and Jason Spisak (Kazuki Yao) as Hooper, a journalist in the pocket of the Wallace Corporation. Link to comment
AnimeMania October 8, 2021 Share October 8, 2021 The first two episodes of Blade Runner: Black Lotus will drop on November 13. The English-language version of the show will be aired by Adult Swim on Toonami, while Crunchyroll will debut a Japanese-language version. Link to comment
AnimeMania October 12, 2021 Share October 12, 2021 (edited) The 2021 Adult Swim Festival arrives Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 exclusively on the Adult Swim YouTube Channel. Blade Runner: Black Lotus makes its festival debut with a panel diving deep into the franchise universe alongside producers and directors. For more information on this year’s Adult Swim Festival, visit www.adultswimfestival.com. Edited October 12, 2021 by AnimeMania Link to comment
AnimeMania November 13, 2021 Share November 13, 2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus S01.E01: City of Angels An amnesiac named Elle enters Los Angeles, carrying only a locked data device that may hold the secrets of her past. Original Airdate: 11/14/2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus S01.E02: All We Are Not Haunted by traumatic memories, Elle recognizes a familiar face; upon tracking him down she uncovers a shocking truth about herself and her memories. Less Original Airdate: 11/14/2021 Link to comment
AnimeMania November 21, 2021 Share November 21, 2021 Blade Runner: Black Lotus S01.E03: The Human Condition With help from the mysterious J, Elle learns more startling truths about the nature of her identity. Original Airdate: 11/21/2021 Link to comment
AnimeMania November 30, 2021 Share November 30, 2021 S01.E04: The Doll Hunt Elle's memories come flooding back, revealing the truth of what happened to her in the desert; LAPD Officer Davis puts together the clues that will lead her to Black Lotus. Original Airdate: 11/28/2021 Link to comment
AnimeMania December 13, 2021 Share December 13, 2021 S01.E05: Pressure Elle plots her revenge with help from J, but Police Chief Grant mobilizes a massive LAPD manhunt to find and eliminate her. Original Airdate: 12/5/2021 S01.E06: The Persistence of Memory In her quest for revenge, Elle breaks into the home of her next target and is forced to take a hostage; Chief Grant calls in reinforcements. Original Airdate: 12/12/2021 Link to comment
AnimeMania December 27, 2021 Share December 27, 2021 S01.E07: Reality After learning J's shameful secret, Elle leaves to complete her mission: to kill the last of the Doll Hunt participants. Original Airdate: 12/19/2021 S01.E08: The Davis Report Frustrated that no one believes her theory about Black Lotus, Officer Davis lands in hot water while presenting her findings to the department. Original Airdate: 1/2/2022 Link to comment
AnimeMania January 9, 2022 Share January 9, 2022 S01.E09: Free Will Elle goes after the final target, the man responsible for the doll hunt, to complete her mission of revenge. Original Airdate: 1/9/2022 Link to comment
Lantern7 January 13, 2022 Share January 13, 2022 . . . is anyone watching? It seems nice, but it’s not something I get amped up to watch. Maybe it’s because I’ve never watched Blade Runner. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Link to comment
Noneofyourbusiness January 20, 2022 Share January 20, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 7:54 PM, Lantern7 said: . . . is anyone watching? It seems nice, but it’s not something I get amped up to watch. Maybe it’s because I’ve never watched Blade Runner. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Well, you should watch that first for context. And possibly Blade Runner 2049 even though that's set after this. I'm enjoying the series so far. The hoodied boyfriend in Elle's memory is totally Niander Jr. That's going to be a shock. Link to comment
AnimeMania February 2, 2022 Share February 2, 2022 S01.E10: Clair De Lune As Elle struggles with not knowing which of her memories are real and which are artificial, J opens up about his own past. Original Airdate: 1/16/2022 S01.E11: All the Best Memories Desperately lost and searching for peace, Elle hatches a radical plan to put her haunted memories to rest. Original Airdate: 1/23/2022 S01.E12: Artificial Souls While Elle has her first encounter with a dangerous new foe, J has his final encounter with his former colleague Marlowe. Original Airdate: 1/30/2022 S01.E13: Time to Die Series Finale Left with no other option, Elle faces off against the architect of her suffering and against her greatest opponent! Original Airdate: 2/6/2022 Link to comment
AnimeMania February 11, 2022 Share February 11, 2022 ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Sequel Series in Development at Amazon A live-action “Blade Runner 2099” TV series is in development at Amazon and will serve as a sequel to the movie “Blade Runner 2049. Link to comment
Ottis March 15, 2022 Share March 15, 2022 On the third ep. Pretty slow. What is the point? Yes, there are replicants, yes they were created as slave labor by humans. All basics of Blade Runner. So? This feels more like Alita than Blade Runner. Link to comment
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