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Pacific Rim: The Black (パシフィック・リム: 暗黒の大陸, Pashifikku Rimu Ankoku no Tairiku[note 1][7]) is an upcoming animated series produced and distributed by Legendary Television Studios and Polygon Pictures in association with Netflix.[8] Pacific Rim: The Black follows siblings Hayley and Taylor, who learn to pilot an abandoned Jaeger in a post-apocalyptic Australia overwhelmed by the Kaiju. The series was originally greenlit for two seasons with a 2020 release[6][9] before it was pushed back to 2021.[4][5] The first season debuted March 4, 2021.[3]

Official Description

"There was a time when Kaiju rose from the Pacific Rim only to encounter gigantic robots, Jaegers, built to fight them back. That time has passed. Now, Australia has been overrun by Kaiju, forcing the evacuation of an entire continent. Left behind, teenage siblings Taylor and Hayley embark on a desperate search for their missing parents, teaching themselves to pilot a battered, long-abandoned Jaeger to help in their quest and give them even the slightest hope of surviving."
—Official Description[5]

Story

Season One

Kaiju have taken over the continent of Australia. The Pan Pacific Defense Corps have initiated Operation Blackout" - the evacuation of civilians and personnel from Kaiju-compromised areas. All Jaegers and Shatterdomes have been destroyed or buried to avoid compromise. After rescuing civilians from a Kaiju attack, Rangers Brina and Ford Travis leave to find help in nearby evacuation cities. Five years later, their children, Hayley and Taylor, attempt to find them with a recovered Jaeger, Atlas Destroyer. Atlas Destroyer is a decommissioned training Jaeger armed with no weapons, left behind during the PPDC's evacuation.

Activating Atlas Destroyer draws the attention of a Category IV Kaiju, Copperhead, who destroys their safe haven, and kills the survivors they lived with. With no options left, they use Atlas Destroyer to begin the search for their parents. The search is met with multiple setbacks. While searching for for a power cell, Taylor and Hayley meet a boy trapped in the basement of the PPDC Recruitment Center. Following a close call with a Kaiju-Jaeger Hybrid and several canine Kaiju, they meet Shane and Mei in Bogan. The siblings battle the Kaiju Copperhead throughout their journey. A showdown with the Kaiju-Jaeger Hybrid, Apex, reveals remnants of the Hybrids. "The Sisters" that were referenced by Shane, are revealed alongside the revelation of the Kaiju Messiah.

Season Two

To be Added

Episodes

Main article: List of Pacific Rim: The Black Episodes

Jaeger and Kaiju

Jaegers

Kaiju

Cast

Voice (JPN) Voice (ENG) Character
Yui Shimodaya[10] Gideon Adlon[2] Hayley Travis
Yūsuke Kobayashi[10] Calum Worthy[2] Taylor Travis
TBA Camryn Jones Young Hayley Travis
TBA Cole Keriazakos Young Taylor Travis
Iku Minase[10] Erica Lindbeck[2] Loa
TBA Ben Diskin Kaiju Boy
TBA Andy McPhee Shane
TBA Victoria Grace Mei
TBA Nolan North Marshal Rask
TBA Allie MacDonald Brina Travis
TBA Jason Spisak Ford Travis
TBA David Errigo Root
TBA Leonardo Nam Rickter
TBA Martin Klebba Spyder
TBA Vincent Piazza Joel
TBA Bryton James Corey
TBA Ryan Robinson Demarcus

Background

Pre-Production

Pacific Rim: The Black was announced November 7, 2018. The series was among a hundred announced or returning original series produced by Netflix as their first "content showing" for Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.[11][12]

Craig Kyle, co-writer of Thor: Ragnarok, and Greg Johnson, head writer of the 2000 series X-Men: Evolution were announced as the series showrunners.[11][12]

July 2019, during the Los Angeles Anime Expo, Legendary Entertainment announced the series would debut in 2020 with an initial plan for two seasons. The Tokyo-based animation company, Polygon Pictures, would co-produce the series. Elie Dekel, vice president of brand development and consumer products for Legendary Entertainment, cited that the production would be one of the most expensive for Netflix's original anime series.[6][note 2]

Format

Pacific Rim: The Black is an episodic series, building on the story of the original film and Pacific Rim Uprising. The series will follow a brother and his younger sister piloting an abandoned Jaeger across hostile territory in search of their parents.[11][note 3]

Critical Reception

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Trivia

Notes

  1. "PACIFIC RIM: THE DARK CONTINENT"
  2. Dkel: "The series will be produced by Legendary in partnership with Tokyo’s Polygon Pictures. “[This is] one of the biggest budget anime series I’ve had the pleasure of working on, and I think that speaks to the commitment of Netflix and Legendary [to anime]” said Dekel."
  3. Hollywood Reporter: "Pacific Rim. Returning to the epic battle of Kaiju and Jeagers, this original anime series will expand upon the story of the first two live action movies and follow two siblings — an idealistic teenage boy and his naïve younger sister — who are forced to pilot an abandoned Jaeger across a hostile landscape in a desperate attempt to find their missing parents. Co-showrunners: Craig Kyle (Thor: Ragnarok) and Greg Johnson (X-Men: Evolution). Production Company: Legendary Entertainment (Kong: Skull Island; Pokemon: Detective Pikachu)."

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