Mappa and Netflix should adapt Absolute Batman into anime

Netflix’s deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie studio and streaming business is all but assured if European and U.S. regulators meet eye to eye. The streamer has also solidified a deal with anime studio Mappa, under which the two will “work together on new projects with a global perspective,” and the streaming giant will have exclusive rights to a slate of Mappa productions. Although much of WBD’s operations will remain untouched, such as James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe, Netflix may still want to dip its toes into developing Batman-related content outside of the DCU canon, and Absolute Batman is ripe for adaptation.