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, Lloyd Goldfine, 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 DCEU (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 universe borrowing elements from a number of DC Film, Comic and TV continuities (Animated and Live-Action), with a number of alterations. Nearly 3 years (Mid-2015) 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 an introduction to his work, in The Last Daughter, Superman, while in his Fortress of Solitude in Ellesmere Island, Canada, picks up a nearby distress signal coming from deep under the Nares Strait with a near identical frequency to the Fortress itself. (the Fortress being an abandoned Kryptonian Scout Ship as in the Snyderverse) Later investigation with the aid of S.T.A.R. Labs leads Superman to discover a heavily damaged Kryptonian Scout Ship under the ice, where he finds most of the crew long dead, save for one Stasis Pod left undamaged, containing a teenage girl with blond hair, in a Kryptonian explorer's uniform. Bringing the crashed ship back to S.T.A.R's main laboratory in Metropolis, S.T.A.R's head scientist, Dr. Silas Stone, reveals that the girl's DNA is a close match to Superman's.

The pod suddenly malfunctions and the girl, panicked by the sudden shock of awakening, ends up accidentally flying into the city. After being brought back to the labs, following several miscommunications, Superman is able, via super hypnosis, to transfer his knowledge of English into the girl's brain and the girl reveals herself as Kara Zor-El. Niece to Jor-El and Kal-El's formerly older cousin. Kara explains that many years before the destruction of Krypton, her father, Zor-El, a brilliant scientist just like his brother, had developed an experimental energy shield that could protect an entire city, hoping to use it for peaceful purposes. After being warned of Krypton's destruction by Jor-El, however, Zor-El used the shield and an atmosphere generator to save the city, which miraculously survived the rest of the planet's demise. Hardened by the destruction of their world and their loved ones, the people of Argos became hardened, but did their best to survive and thrive in their new situation, Then one day, Gneral Zod and his followers located Argos and using the World Engine, began to slowly convert the soil of their home into the first Kryptonite,, after failing to force the Argonites into submission, slowly killing them instead.

Explorer crews were rapidly formed from Argos' youngest citizens and Kara became leader of her own troupe. However, during her crew's scouting mission to the Milky Way, her entire crew was wiped out by an escaped criminal, Dev-Em. Kara was able to subdue Dev-Em and lock him and herself in Stasis booths. After discovering the amount of time that has passed and being told that the pod next to her had been forced open, Kara despairs, knowing that not only is Dev-Em most likely free on Earth, but that her family has also perished with the rest of Argos. Knowing that she is family now, Clark agrees to find her a home and sets her up in Smallville with Ma Kent on the old farm while creating a cover story for her. After learning about her Cousin's work on Earth, Kara seeks to join him in protecting humanity to honour the memory of her friends and family.

Heading back to the Fortress with the key Clark left her, she activates the Ship's A.I. in the form of her uncle, who gives her a similar Kryptonian uniform to her cousin's. Empowered by her Uncle's words of encouragement, Kara takes up the name Supergirl and begins protecting her new home, much to Superman's concern. This catches the attention of Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor, recently returned to his CEO position at LexCorp, who recruits Dev-Em to help him destroy Superman. Eventually, Dev-Em is defeated by Supergirl and Superman and dropped off on Uranus with Zod. Other threats such as Metallo, The Parasite, Mxyzptlk, Intergang, The Prankster and Toyman are introduced as the series progresses,