A particular screening on the “Gegege-ki 2021” occasion revealed the principle employees and the complete teaser visible for the upcoming Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (Kintarō Delivery: The Thriller of Gegege). anime movie on Sunday.

The above teaser visible’s tagline reads, “Simply what are you?”

Gou Koga (Gegege no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!, One Piece Episode of Sabo) is directing the movie at Toei Animation, and Hiroyuki Yoshino (Macross Frontier, World Set off, 13 episodes in 2018 GeGeGe no Kitarō) is writing the screenplay. Touko Yatabe (2018 GeGeGe no Kitarō‘s third ending sequence unit director, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time assistant director) is designing the characters, and likewise drew the teaser visible above.

The tagline on the sooner teaser visible (proven at proper) reads, “why was I born?”

The movie is a part of 4 “large tasks” commemorating the 100-year anniversary of Shigeru Mizuki‘s beginning. Mizuki handed away in 2015 at 93 years previous. One other challenge is a brand new Akuma-kun anime.

The most recent GeGeGe no Kitarō anime — the sixth tv anime incarnation — premiered in April 2018 and changed Dragon Ball Tremendous in the identical timeslot. The present entered its “second 12 months” in April 2019, after which entered its “ultimate arc” titled the “Nurarihyon Arc” in October 2019. The present ended its run in March 2020 after 97 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the collection because it aired.

The 2018 anime starred Miyuki Sawashiro as Kitarō and Masako Nozawa as Medama Oyaji. Each will reprise roles for the movie, though Nozawa is credited as “Kitarō’s Father” as an alternative of Medama Oyaji.

Kouji Ogawa served as collection director whereas Hiroshi Ohnogi (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) dealt with the collection scripts. Sorato Shimizu was the character designer and chief animation director. Yasuharu Takanashi (Fairy Tail) and -yaiba- (Naruto Shippūden) composed the music. Fuji TV,
Yomiuri Promoting, and Toei Animation produced the anime.

Mizuki’s manga, which started in 1959 beneath the identify Hakaba Kitarō, has spawned seven tv collection (together with one Hakaba Kitarō anime), a number of animated films, and two live-action movies. The tales heart on an inhuman boy who straddles the road between the human and supernatural worlds.

Supply: GeGeGe no Kitarō franchise fiftieth anniversary’s Twitter account, Comedian Natalie