This year 2022 confirms the trend started in 2021, that of adapting large video game licenses into live-action projects, or more traditional animation, under the auspices of Netflix. After Castlevania, Arcane or even resident Evil, it is now this important fighting game license that will be adapted under the flag of the platform based in Los Gatos California.
A trend that is confirmed in 2022
Decidedly, Netflix likes adaptations of large stables video game, whether live-action or anime. In the cinema, these adaptations only very rarely meet A great success, (whether commercial or critical), to the point of speaking of a curse? But on the other hand, on the streaming platforms, the mayonnaise seems to take since there have never been so many projects of this kind as today.
Animation, in particular, has been highlighted for a few years, whether In 3D, in 2D, or in stop-motion. Let us quote the real success ofArcane lately (from the universe of League of Legends), the most criticized Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, The Witcher: Blood Originor Castlevania. This trend is also due to the fact that 60% of Netflix subscribers watch content intended for a family audience, consisting of animated programs. Result: at the start of 2022, Netflix is the SVoD platform with the most animated programs in the world.
Get ready for 2022
Many films and animated series from major video game licenses are on their way to 2022. In the middle of this catalog of projects on the way, that of the adaptation of tekken in anime. In an announcement posted on Twitter, Netflix shared a teaser and a poster showing the famous character of Jin Kazama.
In the first animated series from the 3D fighting game TEKKEN, Jin Kazama goes on a heroic mission leading to the ultimate battle — the King of Iron Fist Tournament.
TEKKEN: BLOODLINE comes to Netflix worldwide in 2022. pic.twitter.com/D4tU0LiKOk
March 19, 2022
It will therefore be a 3D animated series which will narrate the tragic fate of Jin Kazamafrom his youth with his mother before the attack of Ogre until his first The King of Iron Fist Tournament that we see in the video game tekken 3. The teaser gives us a glimpse of the story to come, as well as well-known characters from the franchise, such as Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Paul Phoenix, King, the Ogre, or even Leroy Smith.
Here is the synopsis :
Power does everything. Since childhood, Jin Kazama learned from his mother the art of family self-defense, the Traditional Martial Arts of the Kazama school. Despite this, he was left helpless when a monstrous evil suddenly appeared, destroying everything he held dear, changing his life forever. Angry at himself for not being able to prevent it, Jin swears revenge and seeks absolute power to achieve it. His quest will see him lead the ultimate global battle – the Iron-Fisted King’s Tournament.
For now, there is no clue about the studio responsible for the animation, we just know that it will be a series that will be released this year on Netflixand that this is the first series stamped tekken who had already seen two OAVs in 1998, a live-action film in 2010 with its prequel in 2014 and an animated film, titled Tekken: Blood Vengeance released in 2011.
Several adaptation projects of famous video game licenses are expected for this year 2022 : Sonic Prime, Assassin’s Creed, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Final Fantasy, Splinter Cell… This desire to further strengthen the link between the world of video games and animation is materialized by a substantial injected budget, via partnerships with schools and animation studios around the world, to distribute their productions. Among them, Fortiche Productionswho participated in the production ofArcane. Remember also that Netflix has had its own dedicated studio since 2018: Netflix Animation.
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