Bandai Namco has announced TEKKEN! CARTOON, a mysterious animated project that puts the game’s characters into the “cartoon world.” The first trailer has also released.
The trailer features Kazuya, Paul, Kuma, Yoshimitsu, and Alisa. At the moment, it is unknown if this is going to be a full animated series, a short video, or something else entirely. However, the staff of the initial trailer has been revealed alongside its premiere:
- Character Designer & Animator: Amehiro
- Music & Sound Designer: in the blue shirt
- Cast: Tsubasa Tobinaga
- Brand Supervisor: TEKKEN Project
- Planner: Masateru Miyamoto
- Creative Director/Planner: Syohei Hashimoto and Hironori Hasegawa
- Business Producer: Mihoko Nakashima
- Director: Sohta Ozawa (NERD)
- Director of Photography: Yuta Kakei
- 1st Assistant Camera: Yuki Urakami
- 2nd Assistant Camera: Shingo Naramura
- Lighting Director: Kazuya Imose
- Lighting Assistant: Ko Sato / Shota Yamanaka
- Production Designer: Shiho Onuma
- Art Assistant: Tomohiro Hirota
- Digital Imaging Technician: Seiji Uchida
- Hair & Make-up: Hanako Kaiya
- Stylist: Minoru Sugahara
- Offline Editor: Asuka Mochizuki
- Colorist: Elder Zulpukarov (TREE Digital Studio)
- Online Editor: Ryunosuke Hayashi
- Sound Mixer: Ken Takahashi
- Character Designer & Animator: Amehiro
- Music & Sound Designer: in the blue shirt
- Designer: Shimpei Umeda
- Casting: Nozomi Yabuki (FORMEN)
- Assistant Director: Sora Kanesaki
- Production Manager: Numanao
- Production Assistant: Ryoma Saito / Rio Toyoshima
- Business Producer: Asumi Nishiki (NERD)
- Producer: Minami Komatsu (NERD)
Check out the trailer revealing TEKKEN! CARTOON below:
Tekken 8, the most recent Tekken entry, is available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Season 3 Character Pass will bring new DLC characters Bob in summer and Roger Jr. this fall. In early 2027, the game will add its next guest character in the form of Yujiro Hanma from the Baki franchise.
