Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Batman Ninja (2018) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Koichi Yamadera, Wataru Takagi, Rie Kugimiya, Ai Kakuma, Hochu Otsuka, Daisuke Ono DIRECTOR: Jumpei Mizusaki MUSIC: Yugo Kanno PRODUCTION: Kamikaze Douga, DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Japan, YAMATOWORKS, Warner Bros. Animation

Box Office Performance

Theatrical box office data is not publicly available for Batman Ninja (2018). This may indicate a limited release, direct-to-streaming, or a release predating modern box office tracking.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

Franchise: Batman Ninja is part of the Batman Ninja Collection.

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Marketing & Release

The first poster was revealed on October 5, 2017, and the trailers were released later on December 1, 2017.

Bandai released S.H.Figuarts figures of Ninja Batman and Demon King Joker in mid-2018. The Nendoroid figures of Pop Team Epic characters Popuko and Pipimi, dressed as Batman and Joker respectively, were displayed at the Warner Bros. booth at AnimeJapan 2018. It was suggested by Junpei Mizusaki at Kamikaze Douga; the studio animated both this film and Pop Team Epic television series. The crossover figures were accompanied by a 15-second TV commercial, where Popuko and Pipimi (in the aforementioned costumes) re-enact a sketch from Pop Team Epic comics before it jumps to a Batman Ninja scene.

A manga adaptation by Masato Hisa was serialized in the Monthly Hero's magazine from June 30, 2018, to September 1, 2019. It was collected in two volumes.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

No awards data currently available for this title.

CRITICAL RECEPTION

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film received an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .

IGN awarded Batman Ninja a score of 9.7 out of 10, saying, "DC tried something new by bringing in visionary Japanese animators to offer a refreshing take on one of the company's most beloved characters, and the finished product not only built upon the great adaptations that have come before, but surpassed them."

The film earned $793,653 from domestic DVD sales and $3,083,838 from domestic Blu-ray sales, bringing its total domestic home video earnings to $3,877,491.

In 2020, the manga adaptation won the Seiun Award for Best Comic.