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Showa Monogatari Anime Film, TV Series to Launch Next Year
posted on by Egan Loo
The production company Showa Monogatari (Showa-Era Story) film and television series will launch next year. The original story follows the human drama of the Yamazaki family in Tokyo in the Year Showa 39 (1964) — the year that the city hosted the Summer Olympics. According to Think, the "TV manga" is "the world's first anime aimed at seniors," although it is also targeted at families.
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon) is deg the characters and overseeing the animation process.
The film, which is about 100 minutes long, will open in Japan on January 29, 2011. The television series of 13 30-minute episodes will follow in April, although a television special will air at the end of 2010.
The voice cast includes Shōya Chiba.
[Via Uri-Sure Matome R]
Update: More background information added.
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