The animated version of Shenmue will expand the original plot to include shopping and chatting elements

At the recent New York Comic Con, the creators of the animated version of "Shenmue" talked about some specific details of this work adapted from the DC game of the same name, including the animation's expansion of the game's story and the direction of the corresponding game's plot.

Firstly, to help expand the universe of the Shenmue anime, the developers looked up a lot of backstory that didn't appear in the games. The plot of the Shenmue anime is "linear" but tries to stay consistent with the many aspects and environments of the game, with the protagonist Ryo Hazuki seizing opportunities to chat with people on the street, a feature of the original game. The scenes in the Shenmue anime include Kowloon, Hong Kong and Yokosuka.

From the above information and the previously released trailers, it can be basically confirmed that the animated version of "Shenmue" will expand the story before the first "Shenmue", and the story of the entire animation will end before the game "Shenmue 3", which means that there will be no plot where the protagonist Ryo Hazuki comes to Hakushi Village.

The animated version of "Shenmue" will be broadcast in 2022, with a total of 13 episodes.