The 3D CG animated film Tekken: Blood Vengeance is created by Digital Frontier, based on Namco Bandai's ass-kicking games franchise Tekken. The story is set between the events of Tekken 5 and Tekken 6, and follows Ling Xiaoyu as she is tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on a mysterious student named Kamiya Shin. Before she can make any progress in the investigation, Shin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Digging deeper into Shin's background in an attempt to rescue him, Xiaoyu teams up with Alisa Bosconovitch and learns about the frightening underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu and the conspiracy behind the Mishima family. Tekken: Blood Vengeance premieres in North America on July 26, 2011, followed by the Japanese premiere on September 3, and the Blu-ray and DVD release in November 2011.