Netflix To Showcase Blue Eye Samurai, Exploding Kittens, And More At Annecy 2023

As Castlevania studio Powerhouse Animation readies a potential showdown with IATSE Local 839 as it attempts to unionize in a right to work state, Netflix is busy working on other adult animation projects that will be on display at Annecy International 2023. Check out a list below of what we can expect to check out.

Captain Lazerhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix

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Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is an original anime from Adi Shankar featuring alter egos of Ubisoft characters in a highly referenced homage to the early 90s.

BLUE EYE SAMURAI

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Synopsis: A mixed-race master of the sword lives a life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan.

Creators/Writers/Executive Producers/Co-Showrunners: Michael Green and Amber Noizumi

Supervising Director/Producer: Jane Wu 

Executive Producer: Erwin Stoff

Voice Cast: Maya Erskine; George Takei; Masi Oka; Randall Park; Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa; Brenda Song; Darren Barnet; Kenneth Branagh


EXPLODING KITTENS

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 Synopsis:  The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth – in the bodies of chunky house cats.

Showrunners: Shane Kosakowski and Matthew Inman; Executive producers: Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Dustin Davis of Bandera Entertainment; executive producers Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping for the Chernin Entertainment Group; and executive producers and creators of the Exploding Kittens franchise, Elan Lee and The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman.

Voice Cast: Tom Ellis, Lucy Liu,  Ally Maki,  Mark Proksch, and Sasheer Zamata