Recently, Jason DeMarco, co-creator of Toonami, confirmed that the anime’s original series Including Vena: Pirate Princess, Blade Runner: Black LotusAnd the Shenmue Animation It would hit from HBO Max and Cartoon Network as the merger between the wrecks of Warner Bros. and Discovery destroyed the company’s catalog. Unfortunately, successes continue to emerge as DeMarco took the opportunity to emphasize that the video game is adapting to popularity Shenmue The franchise won’t be returning for a second season, although things were looking good for a potential renewal.
Shenmue debuted on the Sega Dreamcast video game console in 1999, with a surprise return for the series in 2019 thanks to the release of Shenmue III. While the fourth installment of the Sega series may not happen, the series remains a popular franchise in the video game world, so it came as no surprise that an anime adaptation was created to explore the life of hero Ryo Hazuki. Unfortunately, Season 1 ended with something of a cliffhanger, which means that most likely, Shenmue Animation He wouldn’t be able to tell the full story based on the martial arts.
Jason DeMarco took to his official Twitter account not only to confirm it Shenmue Animation It was hit by HBO Max, but Season 2 also won’t be coming to Toonami in the future, despite previous reports of a strong possibility that Ryo Hazuki will return to the small screen:
sorry guys. This may have happened. You can still watch all the cartoons on Crunchyroll and they will still be available for digital download. And yes, it feels like there is no S2 from Shenmue, although unfortunately – it did well enough that we were prepping for the S2. Maybe one day… https://t.co/WpM3O6NcSC
– DEMARCO Helical Cycle (@clarknova1) September 28, 2022
Despite these cuts, Adult Swim is still working on new assets including Uzumaki Junji Ito, Apartment Complex C, and FLCLalthough the status of these projects has yet to be confirmed following the latest updates.
Official description of Shenmue Animation It reads like this:
“1986, Yokosuka. Ryo Hazuki trained to master the Hazuki style jujitsu under his strict father’s supervision in Hazuki dojo since his childhood. However, one day a mysterious man named Lan Di killed his father and took the “mirror” that his father was protecting. Ryo is determined to discover the truth behind His father is killed, but he soon finds himself caught in a war between secret organizations…. Traveling from Yokosuka to Hong Kong, Ryo’s long journey begins!”
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