Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness

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Production

Prior to its proper unveiling, Netflix Portugal tweeted out a teaser trailer on Twitter alongside the claim that it would be a "CGI movie", [15] but shortly deleted the tweet afterward. [16] Infinite Darkness was officially announced at the virtual 2020 Tokyo Game Show as a CGI series by the show's executive producer, Hiroyuki Kobayashi. [17] At the virtual Biohazard Showcase event in April 2021, it was revealed that Eiichirō Hasumi will serve as the series' director and Yugo Kanno as composer. [18]

Series' production is to be handled by TMS Entertainment, with animation services by Quebico. [19]

Director Eiichirō Hasumi set the mini-series before the events of Resident Evil 6 , in order to have more freedom with the younger incarnations of Leon and Claire, as he noted they were too popular and thus he wanted to be careful with their characterizations. The new character named Jason is meant to mirror Leon's sense of justice because of their similar backgrounds and ideas on how to deal with partners. The director was warned to remember the mini-series "was animation" during the interactions between Leon and Jason, and to maintain tension. [20]

Home media

Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness was released on DVD [21] and Blu-ray on December 21, 2021. [22] [23]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the show has an approval rating of 50% with an average rating of 5.5/10, based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness's superb animation captures the visceral thrills of its terrifying source material–if only the story were as gripping as the moments of terror. [24]

Austin Jones of Paste Magazine gave the show 5 out of 10 stars, writing that "Infinite Darkness has a barrier to entry due to its heavy reliance on a preexisting investment in the greater Resident Evil series." [25]

Sam Barsanti of The A.V. Club gave the show C+: "Nobody is going to confuse it for high art, certainly, but what didn't really work in video games and what didn't make sense in the Milla Jovovich-led movies surprisingly does work as a CG four-episode TV show." [26] Andrew Webster of The Verge stated that "some tie-ins are meant to lure in new fans, while others are designed to appease existing ones; Infinite Darkness is most definitely the latter". [27] Sam Stone of CBR in his review wrote: "Overall, the anime is a fun side story that offers a chance for Leon to jump back into the spotlight while evoking a past era for the franchise, deviating from horror to deliver global action." [28] Kate Sánchez of But Why Tho? A Geek Community gave the show 7.5 out of 10 stars: "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness is far more about geopolitical intrigue, corporate espionage, and surviving war than it is about killing zombies." [29] Taylor Lyles of IGN gave the show 7 out of 10: "Despite predictability on who would serve as an antagonist, the bad performance and animation by certain minor characters, and the imbalance of importance and screen time for our two protagonists, Infinite Darkness is a step in the right direction." [30] Tessa Smith of Mama's Geeky gave the show 3 out of 5: "While there are some animation and pacing issues, overall this show is not only action packed, it gives the audience a peek at what Leon & Claire were up to in between games." [31]

Media

Comic miniseries

In October 2020, American distributor company Tokyopop announced a "manga-style" graphic novel based on the series and that it will be released alongside the anime. [32] The eventual 5 part miniseries titled Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness - The Beginning was pushed back to 8 March 2022, and then to September 2022 but was delayed again with its final release date being December 21, 2022. A graphic novel collection of all issues was released on March 12, 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ Production Produce (制作プロデュース)
  2. ↑ 3DCG Animation (3DCGアニメーション)
  3. ↑ Known in Japan as Biohazard: Infinite Darkness (Japanese: バイオハザード: インフィニット ダークネス, Hepburn: Baiohazādo: Infinitto Dākunesu)

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