Summary
- Samurai Pizza Cats is getting a game in honor of its 35th anniversary.
- While no release date has been provided, Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past will be released on “all major platforms” when it does.
- The cartoon was brought to the West by Saban Entertainment, and is based off a Japanese anime.
In a rather interesting twist on Thursday, it was revealed that Samurai Pizza Cats, a cult classic cartoon that is based off a Japanese anime, would be getting a game in honor of the franchise’s 35th anniversary.
Officially titled “Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past,” the game is in development “for all major platforms.” It is being worked on by developer Blast Zero, and it’ll be published by Red Dunes Games. Per the game’s Steam Store description, it’ll combine combat and puzzle-solving, with “special attacks” created in the style of 90s-era anime.
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Unfortunately, no release date has been provided, as it’s being described as “early in development.” When it does release, it’ll reunite many of the actors of the English dubbing, as well as those from the original Japanese adaptation, according to Gematsu.
What The Heck Is A Samurai Pizza Cat?
For the uninitiated, Samurai Pizza Cats is the English adaptation of a Japanese anime called Kyatto Ninden Teyandee. The original series aired in the early 1990s before Saban Company, the same group that brought the likes of Power Rangers and Kamen Rider to the West, picked up the rights.
The English version of the series is set in Little Tokyo, where three cybernetic cat samurai work in a pizzeria while also working to defend their hometown from Big Cheese, an evil rat. It’s as zany as the description makes it seem, and if you’re interested in seeing things for yourself, then the series can be streamed on Peacock.
Interestingly enough, the composer of the Japanese version of the series, Kenji Kawai, went on to helm projects, including Gundam 00, Ranma 1/2 and Mob Psycho 100, among many other notable anime series. If that wasn’t interesting enough, then the main character, Yattarō, is voiced by the same person who does Usopp in One Piece and L in Death Note, Kappei Yamaguchi.
“The fact that this series continues to be loved not only in Japan but also overseas is truly special,” Yamaguchi said in an interview. “This is a work that I will cherish forever, and Yattarou will always be an irreplaceable part of my career.” Now, if we could only get a game based off SWAT Kats.
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