The more you think about it, the more Suicide Squad Isekai makes sense. In the new anime from Wit Studio currently streaming in the US on Max and Hulu, some of DC Comics’ most famous baddies, including Harley Quinn, Clayface, Deadshot, Peacemaker, and King Shark, are thrown into an isekai world of knights, magic, and dragons. As you might expect, the effect is immediately humorous. But it also works in ways that may not seem immediately obvious. Unless, of course, you’re already familiar with Batman: Gotham Knight, because there is a clear path of lessons learned, analyzed, and improved on between that 2008 American-Japanese co-production and Suicide Squad Isekai. And along that path, one might find more examples of Japan improving American superhero stories. Let’s back up a little.