During its
panel at the Anime Expo, Aniplex of America announced that it
will release "Clockwork Girl", the first episode of
the original Virgin Punk series, created by director Yasuomi
Umetsu and the prestigious animation studio SHAFT. Although
a specific date for its premiere in the United States has not yet been
revealed, a subtitled trailer is already available.
A
futuristic world dominated by technology and crime
The story
is set in the year 2099, where humanity has reached a new era
thanks to the android medical technology called "Somadea", capable
of healing any wound or disease. However, this innovation has also been misused
by criminals who illegally modify their bodies to gain superhuman abilities.
To combat
these crimes, the Bounty Hunter System is created, which
allows authorized civilians to hunt down – and even kill – criminals with
Somadea in exchange for large sums of money.
A bounty
hunter with a returning past
In this
violent scenario, we meet Ubu Kamigori, a ruthless bounty hunter
who lives in the face of danger. But everything changes when, upon returning
from a mission, she finds a man from her past at home: Mr. Elegance.
From that meeting, his destiny begins to crumble.
With an
atmosphere full of action, suspense and cyberpunk aesthetics,
"Clockwork Girl" is presented as a story of mechanical girls,
explosions and revenge.
A
project with an author's stamp
Yasuomi
Umetsu (known
for Kite and Mezzo) directs and designs the
characters for the project, while SHAFT collaborates as the
main studio. The script and composition of the series are in charge of Yūya
Takahashi (Lupin III: Part IV), and the animation has
talents such as Gen'ichirou Abe (Kizumonogatari), Shinya
Takahashi and Maho Kando.
A very
successful debut in Japan
Clockwork
Girl debuted
in Japanese theaters on June 27 in select theaters such
as Cine Libre Ikebukuro (Tokyo) and Theatre Umeda (Osaka),
managing to position itself in first place on the mini-cinema
billboard. This promising start anticipates an international expansion
that is already generating great expectation.
