Ahead of the release of Resident Evil 4, a state-of-the-art remake of the original 2005 survival horror game of the same name, CAPCOM offered fans a fun classical kids’ anime vision of a quaint European village where something monstrous has taken hold. Titled RE Masterpiece Theater (a send-up of Fuji TV’s 1970s storybook adaptation anthology World Masterpiece Theater), the series of hilariously juxtaposed shorts begins with “Looking for Ashley,” and ends badly for Leon.
Episode 1 is available to watch now on YouTube in Japanese. Resident Evil 4 will go on sale March 24, available for PlayStation 5 / 4, Xbox Series X / One and Steam.
The new game release adds modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline and cutting edge graphics to the original’s terrifying appeal. A “Chainsaw Demo” is available to play now at residentevil.com.
Synopsis: Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors of the incident, has been recruited as an agent reporting directly to the president of the United States. With the experience of multiple missions on his back, Leon is sent to rescue the president’s kidnapped daughter. He tracks her to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the villagers. And the curtain rises on this story of daring rescue and grueling horror.
