Tekken: Bloodline Is a Netflix Animated Series Coming Later This Year

Keeping Up with the Kazamas

by Stephen Tailby Mon 21st Mar 2022

If you've been wondering what's going on with Tekken, it seems Bandai Namco's next move is not a new entry in the storied fighting game franchise. Instead, a freshly announced animated series from Netflix has surfaced, named Tekken: Bloodline.

As you can see in the above teaser trailer, this is an anime focusing on the origin story of Jin Kazama. While still training in traditional martial arts, his home is attacked by a mysterious evil and he's forced to flee. He'll train to achieve greater power under his uncle, Heihachi Mishima, so he can exact revenge. It'll of course culminate in the King of Iron Fist Tournament, and multiple supporting characters are teased towards the end. We see glimpses of King, Paul, Leroy, Kazuya, and others.

It's slated for release in 2022, so this will be something to fill the gap while we wait patiently for Tekken 8. Will you be tuning in for this series? Fulfil your destiny in the comments section below.

[source twitter.com, via ign.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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Apfelschteiner
Mon 21st Mar 2022

I'd never play the games, but the story seems interesting, so I will probably watch this.

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SoulChimera
Mon 21st Mar 2022

Mokujin or we review bomb!

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BoldAndBrash
Mon 21st Mar 2022

OH HELL YEAH!
Never been interested in anything Tekken outside of the games, but I'm hyped as hell for this

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Keyblade-Dan
Mon 21st Mar 2022

God I hope this is good Tekken is one my all time most beloved series it means the world to me so I'd love to see a great animated series given the era of the timeline we're adapting I need a Xiaoyu appearance PLEEEEEEASE I need wholesome Xiao and Jin friendship scenes

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naruball
Mon 21st Mar 2022

Looks alright, but that voice acting...

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redd214
Mon 21st Mar 2022

Tekken 2 was the first game we got on the original PlayStation and the series has always held a special place for me. Definitely excited to watch this!

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Coolmusic
Mon 21st Mar 2022

Alongside Jin's origins, looks like it be based on the Tekken 3 story, while also mixing in characters from later TK games (considering Leroy is seen here), should be interesting.

Does anyone know the name of the animation studio behind this?