Netflix has unveiled a new teaser trailer and released new images for their upcoming original anime series ‘Spriggan’; slated to be released in 2022. Written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by Ryoji Minagawa, ‘Spriggan’ was originally published in Weekly Shonen Sunday by Shogakukan from 1989-1996. ‘Spriggan’ took the ’90s by storm and sold over ten million copies total. With an anime feature adaptation released back in 1998, 30 years after the manga began its original run. ‘Spriggan’ is now heading to Netflix as an original anime series hailing from anime studio David Production.
‘Spriggan’ is directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi (Dragon Pilot, Kiznaiver) with the screenplay and series composition headed by Hiroshi Seko (Jujutsu Kaisen, Banana Fish). Shuhei Handa who also worked on ‘Little Witch Academia’ will serve as character designer and supervising animation director. JNTHED will also lead production design, with Norihito Ishii serving as CG director. Osamu Mikasa will oversee color design, with Yuji Kaneko serving as art director; while Yosuke Motoki serves as director of photography.
‘Spriggan’ voice cast includes Chiaki Kobayashi as Yu Ominae, Youhei Azakami as Jean Jacquemonde, Kenji Hamada as Director Yamamoto, and Mariya Ise as Yoshino Somei.
A great civilization once existed on this Earth. Possessing knowledge and scientific prowess far exceeding that of modern man, the relics of this ancient civilization remain hidden across this world even now. As high-speed communications networks cover the globe and the peering eyes of satellites are able to expose all secrets, the armies of great nations clash as they seek to uncover and research these artifacts, which possess an unfathomable “power.” A member of this ancient civilization carved a message into a plate: “Protect our legacy from evildoers.” Taking this message to heart, one organization aims to seal away this ancient civilization for good. The elite secret agents of this organization are known as… Spriggans.
Spriggan arrives on Netflix in 2022.
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