Anime “Adventure Time” Spin-off Series Episode 2 Japan’s First Broadcast 8/20 (Friday) on Cartoon Network

Turner Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), which operates the anime channel “Cartoon Network,” is the second episode of the spin-off series “Adventure Time: A Faraway World” of the anime “Adventure Time.” “Kizuna” will be broadcast for the first time in Japan from 9:00 pm on Friday, August 20, 2021.

“Adventure Time” is a 142-episode Cartoon Network original anime in which a boy Finn and his best friend Jake develop an adventure on a mysterious continent, Wu. Since it started in the United States in 2010, it has become trendy worldwide, and in Japan, it started broadcasting in May 2012. A magnificent story unfolds with hidden hints such as unexpected events with unique characters, past, future, the universe, another dimension.

“Adventure Time: Distant Lands” is a 4-episode spin-off series released nationwide in 2020. The second episode, “Tight Bonds” <original title: Obsidian>, is a story about Marceline and Princess Bubblegum going to the glass kingdom to contain the violent dragon that has jeopardized the glass kingdom. Cartoon Network will broadcast the Japanese dubbed version for the first time in Japan from 9 pm on Friday, August 20.

■ Broadcast information
・ Program name: Program name: Adventure Time: In a far distant world
・ Subtitle: Episode 2 Tight bond <Original title: Obsidian>
・ Broadcast date: August 20, 2021 (Friday) 21: 00-22: 00
・ URL: https://www.cartoonnetwork.jp/cn_programs/view/01555

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■ Company Profile
Company Name: Turner Japan Co., Ltd.
Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Established: May 1997
TEL: 0570-090-937
URL: https://www.cartoonnetwork.jp