Cannon Busters

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Cannon Busters
Cannon Busters 0 .jpg
Cover of Cannon Busters #0 (2004). Illustration by Rey.
Publication information
Publisher Devil's Due
UDON
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication dateMarch 2005
No. of issues3
Creative team
Written by J. Torres
LeSean Thomas
Artist(s) Corey Lewis (issue #0)
Penciller(s) LeSean Thomas
Colorist(s) James Lewis

Cannon Busters is an American fantasy comic book series by LeSean Thomas, launched in March 2005. An original net animation (ONA) series by Satelight and Yumeta Company was released on Netflix on August 15, 2019.

Contents

Publication history

The first issue of the series was due to be published by Com.x in 2003, [1] but moved to Devil's Due in 2004 [2] and was published in 2005. It was well received by critics and fans, but due to a very busy schedule, Thomas had decided to reprint and continue the series as an original graphic novel. The graphic novel was due to come out in 2009 and it was speculated that it would have featured a number of guest artists. [3] However, the graphic novel has long since been put on hold, presumably cancelled in favor of reviving the project as an animated production. In 2023 on the Netflix website, it is officially confirmed that animator and screenwriter LeSean Thomas returns to the world of his acclaimed original comic. [4]

Characters

Focuses on those featured in the anime, which was not intended to be an exact adaptation. As the anime changed some of the characters' names, they will be listed before the original (in the comics).

Main characters

Supporting characters

Issues

Animation

chief)
Takahiro Natori
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  2. "Prepping Cannon Busters For Launch: LeSean Thomas". Newsarama. July 12, 2004 [ dead link ]
  3. Ong Pang Kean, Benjamin (September 18, 2008). "LeSean Thomas: All This and CannonBusters Too". Newsarama.
  4. "Watch Cannon Busters | Netflix Official Site". Netflix .
  5. Haasch, Palmer (2019-08-15). "The trailer for Cannon Busters, now on Netflix, gives a glimpse into its genre-bending action". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
  6. "Cannon Busters: The Animated Series Pilot". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  7. Netflix to Stream LeSean Thomas' Cannon Busters Animated Series
  8. Pedersen, Erik (July 5, 2018). "Netflix Orders Two Anime Series, Renews 'Aggretsuko' & Sets Four Premiere Dates". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  9. "Everything new on Netflix in March 2019". BGR. February 20, 2019.
  10. "Reemsborko to Handle Netflix Original Cannon Busters". Licensing Magazine. May 30, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  11. "Netflix's 'Cannon Busters' Adaptation Finally Sets Release Date". Deadline. July 7, 2019.
  12. "Netflix Streams Ultramarine Magmell Anime, Reveals Cannon Busters' Show's August 15 Debut". Anime News Network. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  13. "Netflix Anime Cannon Busters Soundtrack Now Available". Anime Trending. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  14. "Funimation Acquires Home Video Rights for LeSean Thomas' Cannon Busters". Funimation. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  15. "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 16-22". 16 August 2023.
Produced byFumio Kaneko
Written by Matt Wayne
Music byBradley Dennistron
Kevin Begg
Studio Satelight
Yumeta Company
Licensed by Netflix
(streaming)
Crunchyroll, LLC.
(home video)
ReleasedAugust 15, 2019
Runtime24 minutes
Episodes12