• September 26, 2022
  • Press Release
  • Capcom Co., Ltd.

Survival Action Game Onimusha Gets First Anime Adaptation!
– Capcom aims to further enhance value of brand via worldwide release –

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that the first animated adaptation of its game series Onimusha will be streamed worldwide on Netflix.

The Onimusha series on Netflix is being produced by Sublimation Inc., the same company that handled the Dragon’s Dogma series that was streamed on Netflix in September 2020, and is being directed by the internationally acclaimed Takashi Miike. The project aims to appeal to both fans of the game as well as a broad range of viewers with updated visuals that fuse together 3DCG animated characters with hand-drawn backgrounds.

Capcom remains firmly committed to enhancing the brand value of its content through maximizing the broad promotional reach of visual media.

[Details for the Onimusha Netflix series]

1. Original Work Capcom
2. Chief Director Takashi Miike
3. Director Shinya Sugai
4. Production Sublimation
5. Featuring Toshihiro Mifune (model) as protagonist Miyamoto Musashi
(In cooperation with Mifune Productions)
6. Release Date TBA

About the Onimusha series:

Set in Japan’s Warring States Period, titles in this survival action game series progress as a young warrior faces down terrible enemies and solves mysteries. The first Onimusha title appeared in 2001. Since then, this series has sold more than 8.5 million units (as of June 30, 2022).