Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Preview Further Scenes from Upcoming 'Shenmue the Animation'

Ambrose Leung
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Crunchyroll and Adult Swim have just released a full trailer to the English dubbed version of Shenmue the Animation.

Set to air on Toonami, the animated version takes Yu Suzuki's story -- which debuted in 1999 on the Sega Dreamcast -- and adapts it for home viewing animated format for 13 episodes. This full trailer gives fans a look at Ryo Hazuki, Land Di, and even Chai.

While the trailer only shows the Yokosuka portion of the game (Shenmue I) the credits indicate that characters Ren of Heavens, Joy, and Dou Niu will be featured, meaning that the Hong Kong portion of the story (Shenmue II) will also be covered.

Look for Shenmue the Animation t premiere on Saturday, February 5, 9:30 p.m. PST.

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