Batman of the Blade

is a Japanese action-thriller-supernatural superhero anime, being based on by DC Comics. It is produced by TMS Entertainment, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation Japan and it airs on since September 16th, 2020.
An English dub is produced by and it airs on HBO Max since January 13th, 2021.
==Synopsis==
Ryuzo Tsuge is the heir of the Tsuge clan after his parents got murdered by invaders as now he doubles as a secret vigilante who uses stealth in a honorable way to make sure nobody has to suffer the way he suffered before.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Ryuzo Tsuge/Batman (voiced by Kaiji Tang) - the heir of the Tsuge clan who is now a vigilante forced to use stealth as despite his use of stealth, tries to keep honor in his journeys.
*Ayuri Moriai/Robin (voiced by Carrie Keranen) - the daughter of the information broker known as Enigma who trains under Ryuzo to become his sidekick known as the Robin.
*Chikako Kiya/Batgirl (voiced by Cristina Vee) - the daughter of two top assassins in the Shadow Guild as she defects and decides to become Ryuzo's second apprentice under the name of the Batgirl.
===Supporting===
*Tomiju Nishizaka (voiced by Liam O'Brien) - an old friend of the Tsuges who decides to train Ryuzo after his parents' death and is aware of his exploits as the Batman.
*Kenko Azuma (voiced by Kyle Hebert) - the jitō of the province that Ryuzo lives in as he is slightly skeptical of the mysterious Batman but accepts that he is a necessary force of justice.
*Ino Furata/Catwoman (voiced by Tara Platt) - a friendly villager who is forced into a life of thievery in order to care for herself, eventually crossing paths with the Batman.
===Antagonists===
*The Joker (voiced by Yuri Lowenthal) - a mysterious and charismatic Oni who is known for being pale white and his insane laughter as he grows obsessed with Batman, believing him to be the Yin to his Yang.
**Urako Imai/The Harlequin (voiced by Erika Harlacher) - a priestess who has betrayed the other priests and begins worshipping the Joker as she is willing to do anything to please her dark lord.
*Okyoito Umeji (voiced by Patrick Seitz) - a very influential priest who was Urako's initial boss as he becomes obsessed with the Batman, wanting to figure out what is behind the mask.
*Fujio Harada/Two-Face (voiced by Lex Lang) - an old friend of Ryuzo's whose face got scarred by pirates as he soon becomes obsessed with order and is willing to do anything to achieve it.
*Sanjiro Miyahira/The Eagle (voiced by Dave Wittenberg) - a formidable pirate king who has an admiration for birds as he claims himself to be blessed and unstoppable.
**Bane (voiced by Steven Blum) - a mysterious pirate who works under the Eagle as he is extremely strong being capable of fighting multiple people.
*Kenshiro Moriai/Engima (voiced by Sam Riegel) - an information broker who finds information relating to villages and illegally sells it, soon becoming obsessed with the Batman.
*Kira (voiced by Caitlin Glass) - a normal villager possessed by a creature known as a kitsune as she becomes willed to commit acts of terror in order to destroy humans and let nature rule.
*Shuzo Anzai/Frost (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) - a farmer whose wife has been murdered by a vengeful clan leader as he trained himself in the art of the blade and strengthened his immunity to the cold in order for him to finally achieve his revenge, not caring who he has to kill to do it.
*Hyobe Fujioka/The Doctor (voiced by Xander Mobus) - a deranged alchemist who is obsessed with fear as he developed a form of mist that allows people to experience their deepest fears.
*The League of Assassins, consisting of:
**Ra's al Ghul (voiced by Christopher Corey Smith) - a warlord from another region of the world who has moved to Japan and learned their language as he believes that violence is the only way to save the world.
**Taru al Ghul (voiced by Elizabeth Maxwell) - Ra's half-Japanese daughter who is a terrifyingly skilled assassin who is intrigued by the Batman.
**Shun and Eriko Kiya (voiced by Grant George and Xanthe Huynh, respectively) - two skilled assassins who are Chikako's parents as they want to get her back in order to turn her into the perfect killer.
==Episodes==
See List of episodes.
==Trivia==
*This series is regarded as a Japanese counterpart to .
*This series took some liberties, including making Ayuri (the counterpart to Stephanie Brown) and Chikako (the counterpart to Cassandra Cain) the Robin and Batgirl in this universe rather than a more common pairing like Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon or Tim Drake and Stephanie or Cassandra themselves since the writers expressed their interest on telling a more unique narrative considering their Prime counterparts are daughters of criminals.
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