For years, Overwatch fans have been begging developer Blizzard for an anime adaptation of the franchise, which has become known for the extremely high quality of its cinematics. Now, it looks like that wish has been granted.
Blizzard has officially announced Overwatch Genesis, a three-part anime mini-series set to debut next week on July 6. The first part of Genesis will be available to watch at 9 a.m. PT / 12 p.m. ET, will be titled “Dawn,” and will have a runtime of 5 minutes and 13 seconds. You can watch the trailer for the series below.
Based on the dialogue heard in the trailer as well as what was shown, it’s clear that Genesis will be set during, or at least heavily focus on, the Omnic Crisis war. This conflict saw members of Overwatch deploy all over the world to fight against armies of hostile omnics, AI machines that were originally designed to be peaceful companions to humans.
It looks like we’ll learn more about how the Omnic Crisis came to occur in this mini-series, and may also see how it continues to affect the Overwatch story moving forward. Notably, there’s a new female omnic character shown at the end of the trailer as well, though her eyes look very human, which may suggest she’s uniquely different in some way.
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