BioWare and Funimation Entertainment announced today that they will collaborate on an anime feature film based upon the Dragon Age franchise. Overseeing the production is BioWare’s Mark Darrah and Mike Laidlaw, with a home video release expected in 2011.
“Anime is a great medium for us to continue the robust Dragon Age story”, said Mark Darrah, Executive Producer for the Dragon Age franchise. “Partnering with Funimation ensures that we are delivering the exceptional quality and entertainment value that our Dragon Age fans expect.”
Dragon Age will be the first major anime movie produced via Funimation’s Original Entertainment, which was founded in November 2009.
“We are thrilled to be working with EA and BioWare on the production of the Dragon Age anime feature,” said Gen Fukunaga, President and CEO of FUNimation. “We are going to be bringing the classic visual and storytelling techniques found in anime to create a film that will extend the narrative of the world BioWare has created.”
