In a surprise announcement earlier today, we’re heading back to Little Tokyo (Edoropolis) for a brand-new 2D Action RPG, thanks to Publisher Red Dune Games and Dutch Developer BLAST ZERO for Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past!
Just in time for its 35th Anniversary, the Samurai Pizza Cats will be taking their fight against Seymour “The Big” Cheese and his Ninja Crow Clan in its first new game in 34 years, when the trio made their video game debut on the Famicom (NES) in Japan, unfortunately, it wasn’t ever released in the West. The game is currently in development and has been confirmed to be released on ‘all major consoles’ and PC via Steam. The original writer, Satoru Akahori (Jankenman, Tekkaman Blade, Sakura Taisen) is supervising the script for the new game.
Key Features:
- Tag-Team Action– Instantly switch between your favorite cats and utilize each character’s unique abilities for puzzle-solving and creative combat variations!
- The Anime Experience– Crush your enemies with special attacks in classic 90s anime fashion!
- Level Up and Customize– Explore the adventurous overworld of Little Tokyo where you battle fierce enemies to level up your characters and obtain special cards which can be equipped to expand your combat abilities.
Seiyuu Cast:
- Yattarou– Kappei Yamaguchi (Ranma 1/2, Death Note, One Piece)
- Pururun– Ai Orikasa (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger, Beyblade, Ai Tenchi Muyo!)
- Sukashii– Seiichiro Yamashita (86, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, The Eminence in Shadow)
- Yamashita is taking over the role from Jurota Kosugi, his senior at the same talent agency.
- Kitsunezuka Ko’on-no-Kami– Ikuya Sawaki (Fist of the North Star, Tensou Sentai Goseiger, Naruto: Shippuden)
- Karasu Gennar– Naoki Tatsuta (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super, Astro Boy)
- Narrator– Kenyu Horiuchi (Bakuman., KILL la KILL, Naruto Shippuden)
English Voice Cast:
- Speedy Cerviche– Rick Jones (Rotten Ralph, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Arthur)
- Polly Esther– Sonja Ball (Arthur, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Wimzie’s World)
- Guido Anchovy, Narrator– Terrence Scammell (For Better or Worse, Arthur, Winx Club)
- Seymour “The Big” Cheese– Dean Hagopian (The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Space Carrier Blue Noah, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat)
BLAST ZERO shared a fun behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Pizza Cats game, showing the hand-drawn animation process for the upcoming game. It is refreshing to see, unlike other companies such as Microsoft, who are pushing AI-GENERATED Slop in Game Creation, and animation studios such as K&K Design. Gematsu has exclusive comments from the Seiyuu who voiced the Samurai Pizza Cats, thanks to Red Dune Games.
Samurai Pizza Cats, better known in Japan as Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee) made its debut on TV Tokyo from February 1, 1990, to February 12, 1991, for a total of 54 episodes, it would later be licensed by Saban Entertainment to be shown in North America and translated into English. Some episodes of the dubbed version were never aired in the United States, due to censorship issues. Samurai Pizza Cats was released on Blu-ray via Discotek Media in 2016 but is now out of print. You can watch Samurai Pizza Cats on Prime Video for free (with ads).
It’s felines fighting felons in this fantastic furry farce! A mixed-up city of old and new, Little Tokyo is an old-fashioned Japanese city populated by robotic animals, where samurai cats working out of a pizzeria punish packs of pugnacious pillagers all to protect the peace of the people.
They’ve got their work cut out for them, for in between the speedy delivery of pizza pies, the dirty rat (quite literally) of a politician named “Big Cheese” plots to control the city, and with his reach far exceeding his grasp, he’s continually cooking up constantly crazier contrivances!
Source: Gematsu
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