May 23 2008 'Batman: Gotham Knight' Trailer or Hypothetical Ways the Japanese Could Have Ruined Batman
This trailer for Batman: Gotham Knight doesn't contain anywhere near the number of giant Bat-mechs, oversized comic teardrops, or busty catgirl Robins I would have hoped for in a Batman-as-anime scenario. At least they remembered to give the superhero the malicious, horrid grin of the archetypical anime rapist character. I know where those Batarangs are going!
Feb 15 2008 'Batman: Gotham Knights' Preview
This preview to Batman: Gotham Knight--a collection of six anime-style Batman shorts--would be a lot more interesting if two-thirds of it wasn't spent explaining who Batman is. This fella's some sort of vigilante? You don't say! Dresses like a bat, too? Seems a bit far-fetched, but I'll give it a shot.
But despite the superfluous interviews, my general cynicism towards anime, and Bruce Wayne looking suspiciously like a wood nymph, I found myself surprisingly intrigued by this vision of the superhero. It has to be at least as good as Joel Schumacher's interpretation, right?
