Netflix recently announced one of such collaborations with Sublimation, which will produce an anime series based on Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma video game.
Based on a world-famous action RPG set in an open world, Dragon’s Dogma from CAPCOM will be brought to life as a Netflix original anime series. The story follows 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.
In a press release, Netflix confirmed they will be producing projects with Anima, Sublimation and David Production. As for Sublimation, Netflix confirmed they will “partner with Sublimation on Dragon’s Dogma, an original anime series based on the critically acclaimed video game of the same name.”
Representative Director Atsushi Koishikawa mentioned how the studio is excited to produce its own title and share their unique cel-shaded animation in his statement, “The Sublimation team has long dreamed of working on our own title. 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.”
There is no update on when the series will be released but we will keep you posted.