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Shenmue Anime Release Date Status, Characters, Storyline, and Some More Updates!

Introduction and Brief About the Anime

Shenmue has a release date. The declaration has made it very clear that Shenmue the Animation will be released on Adult Swim as well as Crunchyroll. The two platforms will distribute the English dub edition and the subtitles edition. We will shortly discuss it.

Moreover, the release date is out too. Shenmue The Animation is from a famous video game franchise. The show will portray events from the game itself. It is set in 1986.

Shenmue Anime Release Date

In the latest announcement, it was made public that Shenmue will release on February 5th, 2022 at 12.30 AM EST. As previously mentioned, both platforms, Adult Swim and Crunchyroll will be airing it. You can watch the English dub version on Adult Swim but if you want to enjoy the show with subtitles, head over to Crunchyroll. 

Storyline of Shenmue

Set in Yokosuka in 1986, it shows Ryo Hazuki, a student of martial arts resolute on taking revenge for his father’s death. His father who had been training him in Hazuki Style Jujitsu is murdered, causing him to undertake a journey that will overturn his life.

The Casting of Characters in Shenmue

Shenmue The Animation has numerous impressive vocal talents in its cast. They include Ryo Hazuki voiced by Masaya Matsukaze (Japanese) and Scott Gibbs (English), Lan Di voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese) and Scott Gibbs (English), Shenhua voiced by

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Natalie Rial (English), Nozomi Harasaki voiced by Cat Thomas (English), Guizhang Chen voiced by Jeremy Gee (English), Chai – voiced by Greg Ayres (English), Wong voiced by Bryson Baugus (English), Joy voiced by Luci Christian (English), Xiuying Hong voiced by Christine Auten (English), Ren voiced by Cody House (English), Dou Niu voiced by Joe Daniels (English).

Official Trailer of the Anime

Shenmue Anime

The official trailer of the show gave us a glance at what to expect. The beginning of the trailer shows us Ryo’s aesthetic talent in Jujitsu after winning against one of his trainees. Ryo does not choose to go out for a celebration with his friends but rather chooses to stay back home and rehearse with his father.

Things take a turn for the worse when he arrives at Hazuki Dojo when he discovers that his father is dead. Going forward from there, he wants to figure out what caused the death of his father and who murdered him. On his path, he finds many different characters and comes to know about some harsh truths. The audience also gets to enjoy some intense fight scenes and many action sequences. 

Official Synopsis

The video game made its debut in 1999. Shenmue The Animation is a diversified project and a huge collaboration between Adult Swim and Crunchyroll. The game is played by many people and therefore it is safe to think that Shenmue will gain immense fame after its release.

The official summary of Shenmue’s The Animation describes Yokosuka in 1986. Ryo Hazuki has been taught to command the Hazuki Style Jujitsu under his stern father in the Hazuki Dojo since childhood. But, one day a strange man named Lan Di kills his father and takes the “mirror” which was in the possession of his father.

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Ryo is resolute on going to the truth behind the murder of his father but soon finds himself stuck in a battle between the underground people. He travels from Yokosuka to Hong Kong in his hunt for the truth. 

You can watch the official trailer of Shenmue The Animation on YouTube. We are really enthusiastic about Shenmue The Animation, what about you? Have you played the game? 

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