Image: Onimusha – Capcom/Netflix
Netflix’s upcoming anime adaptation of Capcom’s video game franchise, Onimushais coming to the streaming service in November 2023. We’re keeping track of everything you need to know about the Onimusha series, including the plot, cast updates, new trailers, and Netflix release date.
Onimusha is an upcoming Netflix Original Japanese anime series based on Capcom’s video game franchise of the same name. Sublimation duo Takashi Miike and Shinya Sugai are the creators of the anime. Onimusha is the ninth best-selling franchise in Capcom history, having sold more than 8.6 million units worldwide.
Sublimation was also the studio behind the anime adaptation of dragon’s dogma.
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When is the Onimusha Netflix release date?
We have a preliminary release date of November 2, 2023 for the launch of Onimusha. However, all release dates are subject to change.
We hope that Netflix officially confirms the launch of Onimusha in the coming months.
Image: Onimusha – Capcom/Netflix
What is the plot of Onimusha?
Netflix released a brief synopsis for the anime series;
“At the beginning of the Edo period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He leaves with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat Genma.”
Image: Onimusha – Capcom/Netflix
It is unclear if any characters from the first game will be in the anime, but the plot of the first game takes place in the Sengoku period of Japan, beginning with the death of the warlord Nobunaga Oda, who is killed in battle. Hidemitsu Samanosuke Akechi, Princess Yuki’s cousin, sends him a letter from her after she worries about the disappearance of her servants from her castle. Samanosuke discovers that the demonic entities known as Genma are to blame, and with the permission of the Oni clan, he is given the powers to destroy Genma.
Who are the cast members of Onimusha?
As of now, there are no confirmed cast members for the Japanese or English dubs of Onimusha.
We hope to learn more soon.
Image: Onimusha – Capcom/Netflix
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