Super Crooks is a Japanese-American adult animation superhero original net animation
Premise
Small-time crook Johnny Bolt recruits a team of eight super-villains to perform a super-powered heist.
Characters
- Jonī Boruto
- Johnny Bolt is the main protagonist and a two-bit crook looking to pull off the ultimate heist. He originally wanted to be a hero, but after accidentally causing a chain reaction of deaths after scaring patrons at a pool when he fell in and electrocuted those in it, he switched to petty larceny to get by.
- Keishī
- Johnny's girlfriend. She has power to implant Illusion in people's minds, akin to the power of suggestion. Despite Johnny's bad habit of never listening to her, they have a strong and genuine romance.
- Kāmain / Za Hīto
- A famous criminal from the 1970s during his youth. Unlike the rest of the crooks, he has no powers; he instead uses flamethrower gear like Heat Wave. He taught Kasey that pulling off one great heist instead making a living from them was the better move; Heat only ever showed up once a decade to refresh the terror of villainy when things got too dull.
- Guradiētā
- A middle-aged hero whom often cheats on his husband. He is convinced to help the heist after Johnny tricks him into a fake date; Gladiator having sent nude pictures, which serve as blackmail. Despite this fault, Gladiator holds onto a Hero's code and feels disgusted with Praetorian.
- Joshu / Za Gōsuto
- A sophisticated criminal with the power to phase through solid objects.
- TK Makkeibu
- A small time thief with the power of telekinesis.
- Samī Dīzeru
- The younger of the Diesel brothers. He has the power of regeneration, allowing him to instantly heal from any injury, regrow lost body parts, and even survive being dismembered.
- Rodi Dīzeru
- The elder of the Diesel brothers. He shares his younger brother's power of regeneration. He possesses a degree in quantum mechanics and wants to fund Time travel.
- Foakyasuto
- A small time crook with the power to manipulate the weather. His goal with his share is to study meteorology in order to fine tune his powers.
- Puretorian
- A brutal anti-hero and the secondary antagonist. He randomly gets powers every day which lasts for only 24 hours.
- Saramandā
- Matts' right-hand man and successor as head of The Network.
- Kurisutofā Mattsu
- A longtime crime boss in charge of The Network, akin to the Kingpin and the main antagonist. His name comes from his style of revenge: exploding the heads of loved ones of whoever crosses him, no matter how small the offenses.
Episodes
Production
Netflix first announced that the series was in production with Studio Bones in March 2019,
and the series was ready for its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2021.
At its premiere, director Motonobu Hori explained that because the series takes place, in part, before the comic book series,
Mark Millar provided additional back story for Dai Satō to adapt, and Leinil Francis Yu provided younger character designs for Takashi Mitani to translate into animation.
composed the music for the series.
The first nine episodes of the series serve as a prequel to the comics and then overlap with the comic storyline for the last four episodes, which serves as a straightforward adaptation, with the series also set in the same fictional universe as the live-action series Jupiter's Legacy.
Release
At Netflix's
Tudum event in September 2021, the primary voices from
Kenjiro Tsuda and
Maaya Sakamoto were revealed along with the release date of November 25, 2021.
Reception
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