Dota anime? Dota anime.
Netflix announced they will be launching a new 8-episode animated series based on Valve’s Dota 2.
Dota: Dragon’s Blood centers around the Dragon Knight hero, Davion. The following is the official blurb from the announcement:
“Following encounters with a powerful, ancient eldwurm as well as the noble Princess Mirana on a secret mission of her own, Davion becomes embroiled in events much larger than he could have ever imagined.”
Ashley Edward Miller (X-Men: First Class, Thor, and Black Sails) is the series showrunner with Studio MIR (The Legend of Korra, Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender) are the animation team for Dota: Dragon’s Blood.
Dota: Dragon’s Blood will launch globally on March 25.
Netflix have been producing a number of video game IPs into an animated series for their streaming service. Previously, they released one for Dragon’s Dogma and Castlevania. A series for Cyberpunk 2077 is still in the works.