Superman: Up In The Sky

Superman: Up In The Sky japanese: (スーパーマンアップインザスカイ) hepburn: (Sūpāman: Appuinzasukai), is a 2016 Japanese-American Anime series, based on the DC Comics superhero Superman, the 2013 film Man of Steel and the DC Extended Universe created by Zack Snyder, The Dark Knight Trilogy created by Christopher Nolan, The Arrowverse and various other DC properties.

Developed and Produced by Marc Guggenheim, Sam Register, Charles Roven, James Tucker, Emma Thomas, Deborah Snyder, Geoff Johns, Eiko Tanaka and Shinsaku Tanaka, Created and Co-Dubbed by Warner Bros. Animation in conjunction with (in English) 4K Media Inc. (Now Konami Cross Media NY), animated by Studio 4°C and written by Greg Weisman, David S. Goyer, Matthew Drdek, Arthur Murakami, Junki Takegami, Koji Yamamoto, Dan Jurgens, J.M. DeMatteis, Keto Shimizu, Joe Kelly and Beth Schwartz, with Japanese and English Dub music by Yoshihiro Ike and Robert J. Kral and Joel Douek respectively.

The series' main story takes place two and a half years after an alternate continuity of the events of Man of Steel, where Superman is six years younger than in the Snyderverse (English Dub) and did not kill General Zod during the attack on Metropolis, but rather stranded him on Uranus. The anime follows Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El as well as his cousin, Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) (who debuts in the 2 part pilot "The Last Daughter" and frequently provides narration for the first season, similar to Connor in the 4Kids dub of Cubix) as he attempts to protect Metropolis and the world from a number of threats, while also balancing his job as a reporter for the Daily Planet, his relationships with his co-workers, friends and family, along with meeting and fighting along side and against a number of other DC heroes and villains as the series progresses. All characters are designed to resemble their portrayals in film and TV.

In the United States, the Anime debuted on the 10th of June, 2016 with a Two-Part special "The Last Daughter" on Cartoon Network, airing on Tokyo MX and AT-X in Japan the week before. It aired a day later on The CW's One Magnificent Morning programming block and on October 6th on Canada's Teletoon. The Opening Theme for the English dub, composed by Kral, had been previously used for the end credits of the 2012 Animated film Superman vs. The Elite, as well as the main theme for 2007's Superman: Doomsday.

Season One
The series takes place in a world composed of an amalgamation of DC Film, Comic and TV continuities (Animated and Live-Action), with a number of alterations. Nearly 3 years after saving the Human Race from General Zod in 2013, Clark Kent/Kal-El aka Superman, has become the most beloved and valued superhero in the City of Metropolis and on Earth, protecting humanity from a variety of threats, while also enjoying a steady job as a reporter at the Daily Planet News Company, alongside fellow reporter and love interest, Lois Lane, Photographer, close friend and secret Government Agent, Jimmy Olson and Perry White, the Planet's quick tempered but well intentioned editor.

After protecting Metropolis from the mysterious Intergang organisation and National City, California from an Earthquake in the first episode, Superman, while in his Fortress of Solitude in the Arctic, picks up a nearby distress signal with an identical frequency to the Fortress itself. Later investigation leads Superman to discover a crashed Kryptonian Scout Ship under the ice, where he finds most of the crew long dead, save for one Stasis Pod left undamaged.