Pacific Rim: The Black

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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 Airstrike^{[note 1]}^[6]) is an upcoming animated series produced and distributed by Legendary Television Studios and Polygon Pictures in association with Netflix.^[7] 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^[5]^[8] before it was pushed back to 2021.^[3]^[4] The first season will be released March 4, 2021.^[2]

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^[4]

Story

Season One

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Season Two

To be Added

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Image	Title	Description	Episode
	"From the Shadows"	Five years after their parents left to find help, siblings Taylor and Hayley Travis find a training Jaeger.	01
	"Into the Black"	Taylor and Hayley make some startling discoveries in the city while searching for power cells for Atlas Destroyer.	02
	"Bogan"	While on foot, Taylor, Hayley, and the Boy encounter a mobile settlement that traffics in Kaiju body parts.	03
	"Up and Running"	Taylor is forced to co-pilot the Atlas Destroyer with Mei when the settlement is attacked by a Kaiju.	04
	"Escaping Bogan"	To rescue Hayley and the Boy, and reclaim Atlas Destroyer, Taylor attempts a risky maneuver called “ghost piloting”.	05
	"Boneyard"	The mystery behind the Boy’s past deepens when Hayley and Taylor find him among destroyed Kaiju and Jaegers.	06
	"Showdown"	After finding their parent's abandoned Jaeger, Hayley and Taylor are confronted by the Kaiju that attacked their village.	07

Jaeger and Kaiju

Jaegers

Atlas Destroyer

Kaiju

Cast

Voice (JPN)	Voice (ENG)	Character
Yui Shimodaya^[9]	Gideon Adlon^[10]	Hayley Travis
Yūsuke Kobayashi^[9]	Calum Worthy^[10]	Taylor Travis
Iku Minase^[9]	Erica Lindbeck^[10]	Loa

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.^[5]^{[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 twin sister piloting an abandoned Jaeger across hostile territory in search of their parents.^[11]^{[note 3]}

Critical Reception

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Trivia

Like Netflix's other animated projects (The Dragon Prince, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters), Pacific Rim: The Black was animated with Toon Boom Animation software.^[13]
According to SciFi Japan, the first season of Pacific Rim: The Black is seven episodes long.^[14]

Notes

↑ "PACIFIC RIM: THE DARK CONTINENT"
↑ 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."
↑ 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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[6] "PACIFIC RIM: THE DARK CONTINENT"

[14] 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."

[15] 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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