This
Thursday the official site of “ Light-novel Anime ”, a new project
that will adapt four original stories from renowned light
novel writers. Each work will feature character designs by popular illustrators
and will be presented as vertical anime for smartphones, a growing
trend in Japan.
The first
two titles, “ Shōshin Time Leap ” and “ Femme Fatale
Ikusei Keikaku ”, they have already started broadcasting through YouTube
Shorts. The episodes will be released daily over the next ten days.
Furthermore,
these works are being reissued in horizontal format for its
future television broadcast under the title Shūkan Ranobe Anime (
Weekly Anime of Light Novels ). The premiere is scheduled for July 12
at 02:00 hours ( Spanish peninsular time ) in the block Animazing!!! of ABC
TV, TV Asahi and other affiliates.
The four
original stories of the project
Shōshin
Time Leap ( Heartbreak Time Leap )
Author: Nigozyu (The Detective Is Already Dead)
Character design: tanu (Tari Tari)
Study: Ziine Studio
Synopsis: Miri Wakana confesses her love
at Christmas, but is rejected. Devastated, she finds an old diary that
transports her six months into the past. From that moment on, Miri will
experience multiple temporary jumps in search of an answer to her heartbreak
and an opportunity to change her destiny.
Femme
Fatale Ikusei Keikaku ( Project to create a femme fatale )
Author: Natsu Hyūga (The Apothecary Diaries)
Character design: Kamoku Okeno
Study: Ziine Studio
Synopsis: After seeing how her cousin
Tsukino is rejected by her ex-boyfriend, Hiroki, an overweight student, decides
to transform into an irresistible woman to avenge her. With the help of his
friends, he begins a hilarious and challenging process of physical and
emotional change.
Jack the
Reaper
Author: Tappei Nagatsuki (Re: ZERO)
Character design: Minori Chigusa
Study: Ziine Studio
Synopsis: A man wakes up in an
interrogation room with no memories. A detective appears, but after a heated
argument, he is killed by an intruder. Instantly, he returns to the same room.
¿Who? ¿Why are you caught in this loop? A psychological thriller full of mysteries.
Marie
Antoinette ni Tensei Shita node, Zenryoku de Guillotine wo Kaihi Shimasu
Author: Shōko Amano
Character design: Takuya Fujima (R-15)
Study: Ziine Studio
Synopsis: A modern otaku reincarnates
as Marie Antoinette. Aware of its fateful historical ending, he
decides to avoid the guillotine at all costs. ¿Your plan? Turn Louis XVI and
his brothers into an idol group and win over the people with the power of
entertainment.
An
innovative bet for light novels
The “
Light-novel Anime ” project represents a new form of anime consumption,
combining short format, original narratives and creative adaptations.
With renowned authors and a double distribution strategy for smartphones and
television, everything indicates that it will be a proposal very followed by
fans of anime and light novels.
The
appointment is marked: July 12 begins this curious anthology
of stories in Animazing!!!. ¿Which of these four stories
will catch you first?
