SSSS.Gridman's spin-off manga about Akane is canceled

Author Shun Kazakami announced via his Twitter account that the planned spin-off manga based on the character Akane Shinjou from the original Trigger studios anime, SSSS.Gridman, has been canceled due to differences in direction of the story. from the manga. Kazakami added that this project was under discussion for a year, and apologized for its cancellation.


For its part, SSSS.Gridman is an original anime based on a series tokusatsu (name that refers to any serious Japanese live-action that makes absurd use of special effects) issued between 1993 and 1994. The series was produced by a collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions and Trigger Studios.

The series premiered in October 2018 and featured twelve episodes produced under the direction of Akira Amemiya and screenplays written by Keiichi Hasegawa. Subsequently, a new production was announced that serves as a spiritual sequel titled SSSS.Dynazenon that will feature the same production team as the first, including again the participation of Trigger studios.

Synopsis of SSSS.Gridman

Yuta Hibiki cannot remember who he is, and now he is seeing and hearing things that others are not! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his call, and he sees a giant, motionless creature in the distance. Nothing makes sense, until the giant comes alive! Yuta is suddenly drawn into the digital world, reappearing in the real world as the colossal hero: Gridman!

Source: Shun Kazakami's Twitter account via Yaraon!

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