 It has been revealed in the second issue of this year's Young Animal magazine that the TV anime adaptation of 3-gatsu no Lion (March Comes in Like a Lion) will be animated by studio Shaft. In addition, Akiyuki Shinobu is directing the upcoming series, and it will air on NHK in Fall 2016.Synopsis The protagonist is Rei, a 17-year-old shogi player. He lives by himself, does not have a family, does not go to school, and has scarcely any friends. Among his acquaintances is a family, which consists of a young woman, Akari, and two young girls, Momo and Hinata, and who also keep a numerous number of cats. (Source: Wikipedia, edited) 3-gatsu no Lion is drawn by Chika Umino and began publishing in 2007 with 11 volumes in print. The series was nominated for the 2nd Manga Taisho Award in 2009. In 2011, it won the 4th Manga Taisho Award and the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category (shared with Uchuu Kyoudai). In 2014, it also won the Grand Award of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Official site: http://3lion-anime.com/ Source: Otakomu |
tsubasaloverJan 6, 2016 7:33 PM
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| Hmm, I wasn't expecting this. Was more expecting J.C. Staff. Still looking forward to it though. I'm guessing it will debut for Summer 2016. |
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| Ugh. Really disappointed as SHAFT's one of my least fave studios. At least, I hope it'll look more like Nisekoi and less like Mekaku City Actors. Patiently waiting for cast announcement now. Praying Natsuki Hanae gets main role~ Zazie122 said: Yeah, seems more like an A1 or JC Staff series.Doesn't seem like a Shaft series from the description. I guess they're trying something different or something. |
| Doesn't seem like a Shaft series from the description. I guess they're trying something different or something. |
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| Expectations lowering. |
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| Not surprised by the director since he mostly works with Shaft. I wonder if this will also be filled with ridiculous head tilts...... |
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| Pretty unexpected of SHAFT to take on a series such as this. Like many, I was thinking something along the line of J.C. Staff, Brains Base or A-1, but my expectations won't be any less. Shinbou might just pull off a decent Seinen out of this. |
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| > studio SHAFT Ugh, all my excitement is gone with this announcement. ._. Maybe I'll check episode 1 to see if the visuals arent filled with brim to the usual annoying shaft gimmicks. |
| Imagine a berserk anime by Yoshiaki kawajiri at Madhouse. Now take a look at Berserk (2016). YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CRY. |
| Seems pretty boring but I'll give it a shot since Shaft is animating it. |
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| I wasn't really expecting Shaft for this one. That being said, people do have lots of different opinions on Shaft just based on the comments above lol. |
| Not familiar with the manga but sounds like Shaft secretly wants to be Madhouse and do a Chihayafuru for some alibi points. |
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Red_Tuesday said: Not familiar with the manga but sounds like Shaft secretly wants to be Madhouse and do a Chihayafuru for some alibi points. but madhouse has morio asaka, shaft doesnt. Now that I said it, this project would be so good if it was asaka x madhouse..... Alas. |
JetNoirJan 5, 2016 12:54 AM
| Imagine a berserk anime by Yoshiaki kawajiri at Madhouse. Now take a look at Berserk (2016). YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO CRY. |
| ooh, this'll be interesting |
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| Sasuga Shaft! xD DId not expect them to pick up something like this though. :/ |
elior1 said: Not with Shinbo directing it. "Trying something different" isn't in his vocabulary. This series does not seem fit for his annoying self-indulgent gimmicks at all.i guess shaft trying something different this time which is not bad thing It's a shame too, I've heard a lot of good things about this series and I've been planning on reading it for a while. Guess I'll pick up the manga and watch one episode of the anime when it airs and be disappointed. It seems to be an endless cycle at this point. |
| Didn't expect that, cos this doesn't seem like something SHAFT would do at all. Well, I'll still be interested to see how Shinbo's style is integrated into the series. |
| Surprise, would be an understatement xD. I am curious to see how shaft will incorporate or change it's animation style for this adaptation. Anyways, can't wait to see how it turns out. |
Hongu said: It's a shame too, I've heard a lot of good things about this series and I've been planning on reading it for a while. Guess I'll pick up the manga and watch one episode of the anime when it airs and be disappointed. It seems to be an endless cycle at this point. That's exactly what I'll do. Hit or miss? |
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| Honey and Clover Shaft version. would watch. |
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| http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/ Well alright, I think this is pretty much dead in the water with Shaft doing it. A shame, to be honest. |
Yuuki_snowJan 5, 2016 2:35 AM
| People mad because they can't headtilt. |
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| AYYYYYY COOL STATUS: NO |
| I have mixed opinions abt this but I hope Shaft can pull this off. Hopefully. |
Hongu said: Pretty much. I mean, we can always hope, but given the recent series Shinbou/SHAFT have done, I wouldn't bring up my expectation.elior1 said: Not with Shinbo directing it. "Trying something different" isn't in his vocabulary. This series does not seem fit for his annoying self-indulgent gimmicks at all.i guess shaft trying something different this time which is not bad thing I am seriously disappointed that Shaft is going to be the studio in charge of this series, as I've always felt that JC Staff who also handled the mangaka's previous work Hachimitsu to Clover is more suitable for this type of series. Shaft has proven that they couldn't change up their formula multiple times already for the past year, just take Nisekoi for example, and just like Nisekoi, Sangatsu doesn't go well with Shaft's style. Bleh I think I'll just read the manga. *cough* or maybe that's what their aim is, to make people buy/read the manga instead *cough* that's genius *cough* |
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| My expectations tripled |
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| Omg is Shaf animating this? Greaaaaaaaat. |
| SHAFT and Akiyuki Shinobu haven't disappointed me yet, one of my favourite pairings. Arakawa, Monogatari series, Madoka Magica, Nisekoi and SZS are all great and done by that pairing. Not something I thought they would adapt, always saw them as only adapting comedy manga so quite surprised by this. They're certainly very creative so will be interesting to see how they adapt this. Just hope they decide to go out of their norm for the background art and keep the original character designs. Higher chance of it being 2-cour now as well. |
| Hmm this doesn't seem like a Shaft series but that'll be pretty interesting too Cool |
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| >shaft well i guess i'll pass on this one :/ too bad, because it sounded interesting |
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| It will be a great anime. Can't wait to see this. |
| Sounds like it'll be pretty cool and I'm interested, but not sure about SHAFT. If they go style over substance like they did Mekaku City Actors I'll probably just read the manga. I think you meant to put "Akiyuki Shinbou" instead of "Akiyuki Shinobu". |
| got excited when I saw SHAFT name but....this is.....meh.....might check it out though it screams to boredom to me. |
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galimx said: Yeah, this series doesn't need any "style" to be good. It's a lot of still pictures, monologues and scenery porn. So something like A1's Shigatsu.The problem with SHAFT is they go style over substance a lot of times. |
| Oh god this is not a SHAFT show. Like not at all. Please no headtilts :( I don't trust Shinbou on this one. Can he pull off a genuine heartfelt slice of life show? I kind of doubt it. |
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| Why ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| So is this even a good manga? Shaft hasn't done anything new in a while |
| My life is boring cause I'm boring If you're not at school what can you do, you stare at a screen of bright pixels |
| Can't say I'm too pleased that SHAFT is adapting this one. Even worse, Shinbou's directing. What a terrible fit for Umino Chika's very subdued story. I guess we can expect lots and lots of head tilts. Wonderful. |
| It doesn't sound like a Shaft anime by reading the description, I hope it doesn't end being a harem / panty shot fest with too many drugs. |
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rederoin said: implying shaft anime are even different from each other>All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue kyonJIE said: it's like a "9/10 make u cry lots" mangaSo is this even a good manga? Shaft hasn't done anything new in a while almost as good as honey and clo. almost |
MayukaJan 5, 2016 4:57 AM
rederoin said: >All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue And I din't even get the hate. They animate anime differently, in a interesting way. |
rederoin said: >All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue There is a billion of series needing adaptations, people need to be happy its getting an adaptation by a renowned studio... |
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Xenocrisi said: But the thing is that Sangatsu no Lion doesn't need to be animated differently. Not like what happened with Mekaku City Actors.rederoin said: >All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue And I din't even get the hate. They animate anime differently, in a interesting way. |
rederoin said: >All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue This is going to be directed by Shinbou. Are you seriously implying that Akiyuki Shinbou is not Shaft's usual director? Lmao. Get your facts right. |
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| Looks like it's "Shaft strange people" again? Thanks God, it's not about girls again like their recent animes. |
FireEmblemIke24 said: It's pretty much perfect as a Manga. I'd prefer it not getting any adaptation than getting something trippy like what SHAFT is going to make.rederoin said: >All this hate on shaft >People not noticing its not directed by Shaft's usual director. hue There is a billion of series needing adaptations, people need to be happy its getting an adaptation by a renowned studio... |
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