One of the most poignant and well-done representations of Batman in popular myth has been Madhouse's contribution to the "Batman: Gotham Knight" film collection. Their shorts, "Deadshot" and "In Darkness Dwells," impressed fans of anime and comic book films alike as it captured the true grittiness and narrative strength of the Batman story. With this in mind, we would like for the animation studio Madhouse, in conjunction with Warner Bros. and Studio 4°C, to produce a two-cour Batman anime series totalling 26 episodes in length. We feel that this length is adequate to tell a complete and dynamic Batman story, while also giving the studio time to again leave their own distinct mark on the mythos.