Summary
A new action RPG based on the cult-classicSamurai Pizza Catsanime has just been announced. For those too young to remember,Samurai Pizza Catswas an English localized version ofKyatto Ninden Teyandee(Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee) that was dubbed and produced by Saban Entertainment, the same company that would go on to makePower Rangers, the English dub of the first threeDigimonanime seasons, and many other popular shows of the 90s and early 2000s.
Rather than be a straight translation of its Japanese source material,Samurai Pizza Catsfamously took a more comical approach to its localization, filling the series with improv jokes and pop-culture references that quickly made it a cult favoriteamong 90s anime fans. The show takes place in Little Tokyo, a futuristic city that blends feudal Japanese culture with anthropomorphic cyborg animals. This city is constantly threatened by the Big Cheese and his army of ninja crows, who are always thwarted by the Samurai Pizza Cats - Speedy Cerviche, Polly Esther, and Guido Anchovy.
While the titular trio did appear as playable characters in thearcade version ofJitsu Squad, there hasn’t been an officialSamurai Pizza Catsvideo game in English, until now. Developer BLAST ZERO and publisher Red Dunes Games have announcedSamurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past, a 2D action RPG that will reportedly launch sometime in 2026. This news was heralded by an animated trailer in which the Big Cheese fumes about not being a playable character before plotting to “bribe the animators” and destroy the Pizza Cats once and for all.
The Samurai Pizza Cats Are Getting a New Video Game
From there, the trailer switches over to the Samurai Pizza Cats springing into action. Gameplay footage soon follows, firstshowing 2D sidescrolling levelsin which the Cats run through and slash enemies before switching over to a top-down overworld view similar to classicZeldaandPokemongames. All three Pizza Cats are playable, with the player seemingly able to switch between Speedy, Polly, and Guido at will to unleash special abilities on their comical foes.
From what has been shown so far,Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Pastmaintains the show’s classic art style with hand-drawn visuals andan overall humorous presentation. The original voice actors for both the English and Japanese versions are all returning aside from the Japanese voice of Sukashii/Guido, adding to the overall nostalgia the game is sure to bring fans who grew up on the old show. So far, there is no exact release date forSamurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Pastor a full list of systems on which it will be available, but it can now be wishlisted on Steam.
