Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Blade Runner: Black Lotus is a Japanese–American CGI anime television series based on the "Blade Runner" franchise that aired from November 2021 to February 2022. It was a co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, in addition to being created in partnership with Alcon Television Group. Plot. "Black Lotus" takes place in Los Angeles in 2032, 10 years into the aftermath of the "Black Out 2022", but before "", and centers on a female replicant protagonist. It also includes "familiar" characters from the "Blade Runner" universe. Production and release. The anime was announced back in November  2018. The series was animated by Sola Digital Arts with Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama serving as co-directors. Shinichirō Watanabe, director of "Blade Runner Black Out 2022", served as a creative producer. It aired on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block in the United States from November 14, 2021 to February 6, 2022. Crunchyroll also streamed the series in Japanese with English subtitles. Canada's Corus Entertainment announced at their June 2021 upfronts that the series would air in the Fall on Adult Swim Canada. It would later be confirmed that the series would air in simulcast with the  U.S. In July 2021, both Japanese and English casts were revealed along with the announcement of a planned panel for the virtual 2021 San Diego Comic-Con. The opening theme is "Feel You Now" by Alessia Cara. Sony Pictures Television distributes the series outside of the United States, and Aniplex, one parent company of Crunchyroll, distributes the series in Japan. Reception. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a Tomatometer rating of 71% based on seven reviews.