Scott Wade imagined the Dark Knight in the Warring States (Sengoku) Period of Japanese history. The Bat-Signal now requires a lot more work from Commissioner Gordon than just flipping a switch. Batman: Gotham Knight was inspired by anime and featured one of the producers from Studio Ghibli, but I'd love to see a complete Batman anime series set in this period.
-via Geek Art
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