Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service with 139 million paid memberships in over 190 countries, has announced that they have entered into partnerships with the Anima, Sublimation, and David Production studios to develop new anime series, including
Altered Carbon: Resleeved, Ghost in the Shell: SAC _2045, Vampire in the Garden, Super Crooks, Spriggan, and...
Dragon’s Dogma!
Yes, Netflix is working with Capcom to bring
Dragon's Dogma, the Hideaki Itsuno-directed action-RPG that launched in May 2012 to mostly positive reviews, to the small screen. To make this new anime, Netflix will also partner with Sublimation, the company behind
009 Re:Cyborg and
Walking Meat.
"
Sublimation team has long dreamt of working on our own title," Sublimation Inc.'s Representative Director Atsushi Koishikawa explained in the official press release. "
We have oftentimes worked with partner studios to create partial CGI portions within a given title, so we feel very fortunate to work with Netflix through this production line deal. We're excited to bring our unique cel shaded animation that carries hand-drawn textures to anime fans around the world.”
According to Netflix,
Dragon's Dogma's main story will follow "
a man’s journey seeking revenge on a dragon who stole his heart. On his way, the man is brought back to life as an ‘Arisen’. An action adventure [?] about a man challenged by demons who represent the seven deadly sins of humans."
No further details have been released just yet, but it sounds like the
Dragon's Dogma series won't be released anytime soon. In the meantime, you will have a chance to play the original game in its vastly upgraded edition, titled
Dark Arisen, on your Nintendo Switch on April 23, 2019. Check it out below:
Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen presents a rewarding action combat experience. Players embark on an epic adventure in a rich, living world with three AI companions, known as Pawns. These partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability that they have developed based on traits learned from each player. PC users can share these Pawns online and reap rewards of treasure, tips and strategy hints for taking down the terrifying enemies. Pawns can also be borrowed when specific skills are needed to complete various challenging quests.
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows; coming to Nintendo Switch on April 23, 2019.