A new anime directed by Hiroko Utsumi at studio MAPPA has been announced, and it’s titled BUCCHIGIRI (Bucchigiri?!). The anime will premiere in January 2024, and a teaser visual and trailer have been revealed. The announcement came in the middle of the MAPPA STAGE 2023, and you can watch the trailer below:
Hiroko Utsumi is known as the director of Banana Fish, which was also animated by MAPPA. Check out the teaser visual:
The visual features the main character and his former best friend. The two reunite and become involved in a battle of the powerful. The trailer also features the two, along with the rest of the characters, most of who seem rather eccentric. The full staff for the Bucchigiri anime by MAPPA consists of:
- Original Story: Hiroko Utsumi, Taku Kishimoto, MAPPA, TOHO
- Director: Hiroko Utsumi
- Series Composition, Script: Taku Kishimoto
- Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Takahiro Kagami
- Sub-Character Design, Chief Animation Direction: Hiroyuki Saita/Kiminori Ito
- Music: Michiru Oshima
- Art Director : Kurumi Suzuki
- Color Designer: Yukiko Kakita
- Photography Director: Shinnosuke Kato
- Editing: Tomoki Nagasaka
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
- Sound Production: dugout
- Animation Production: MAPPA
Source: MAPPA STAGE 2023, Official Twitter
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