Manga 'Amanchu!' Gets TV Anime Adaptation for Summer 2016

The Twitter account of Comic Blade magazine announced that Kozue Amano's manga series Amanchu! will be adapted into a TV anime in Summer 2016. The series has been serialized since the January 2009 issue of the magazine, and there are nine volumes of the manga in print.
The official website of Amano's Aria manga series also published commentary by the anime's production staff in conjunction with the announcement of the adaptation. Director Kenichi Kasai admits that scuba diving, the theme of the manga, is an unknown subject to him, but he looks forward to studying it more closely. Kasai also indicated that Japan's Izu Peninsula will be used as the model location for the festival.
Synopsis
Hikari Kohinata is a cheerful 15-year-old girl who lives near the ocean, and she spends much of her time diving as a result. On her first day of high school, she meets a teacher who also likes scuba diving. There's also the 16-year-old classmate, Futaba, who gets dragged along in Hikari's maelstrom as soon as they meet at school. Most of the manga so far details the relationship between the two girls, which quickly seems to move into romantic two-girl friendship-territory.
Staff
Chief Director: Junichi Sato (Aria the Animation)
Director: Kenichi Kasai (Bakuman.)
Series Composition: Deko Akao (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)
Character Design: Youko Itou (Love Stage!!)
Studio: J.C.Staff
Official site: http://www.amanchu-anime.com/
Announcement trailer
Source: Comic Blade Twitter
Amanchu! on MAL
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Oct 19, 2015 3:53 AM by Kryptiq
Oct 11, 2015 2:16 AM by rageiX
Oct 10, 2015 1:18 PM by Nabris
More Amano healing stuff in animu will always be welcomed.
Thank you, based producers.
Ehh, shoujo ai..
If Amanchu! is to be labeled shoujo-ai, you might as well call K-ON! and Cardcaptor Sakura yuri.
Oct 10, 2015 11:15 AM by xbobx
Is this YURI?
If so....YES PLS!
Oct 8, 2015 2:41 PM by Josh
If so....YES PLS!
Oct 8, 2015 1:47 PM by --ALEX--
Oct 6, 2015 6:13 PM by Josh
Probably gonna pass on this one.
Oct 6, 2015 1:53 PM by Rinji-
@absentminded
All your doing is feeding peoples expectation. You have to understand that most people don't know this series. But they have an expectation in concern to J.C.Staff - that this will be ecchi. And you rambling on and on about some kind of purity that in your mind Aria has and Amanchu not - enforces the image that this will be an ecchi series, which Amanchu is not.
Heck even I who has seen and read both Aria and Amanchu don't have a clue about your obscure understanding why Aria apparently is more pure than Amanchu.
as i said, AMANCHU IS NOT ECCHI but what people expect is EXACT CARBON COPY OF ARIA. i just don't want people rant "OMG, WHAT happened with those unneeded fanservice. FUCK YOU JC STAFF." and again as i said.
the plot, character development, and atmosphere building itself doesn't really different with aria
Oct 6, 2015 10:18 AM by Kuma
Oct 6, 2015 8:57 AM by Ducat_Revel
Heck even I who has seen and read both Aria and Amanchu don't have a clue about your obscure understanding why Aria apparently is more pure than Amanchu.
Even ARIA has fanservice as well (barefoot, buttshot, onsen, and the scenery)..xD.
Oct 6, 2015 4:23 AM by ernietheracefan
Oct 6, 2015 4:13 AM by frequency15k
Should i expect another Nagi no Asu?
I like it so much.
Dont have time to read manga
Oct 6, 2015 1:12 AM by illiara
Oct 5, 2015 11:45 PM by Xiaraith
Oct 5, 2015 11:14 PM by Zen
Oct 5, 2015 10:08 PM by MrTripStack
All your doing is feeding peoples expectation. You have to understand that most people don't know this series. But they have an expectation in concern to J.C.Staff - that this will be ecchi. And you rambling on and on about some kind of purity that in your mind Aria has and Amanchu not - enforces the image that this will be an ecchi series, which Amanchu is not.
Heck even I who has seen and read both Aria and Amanchu don't have a clue about your obscure understanding why Aria apparently is more pure than Amanchu.
Oct 5, 2015 9:40 PM by Asturaetus
Oct 5, 2015 7:04 PM by F0RMATION
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what i mean it will not as same as aria is the visual content, theme and characterization. it will not like aria at all. it will be have more visible body gesture, sea and inside it, school life, extra, ETC. the plot, character development, and atmosphere building itself doesn't really different with aria as i said before.
Oct 5, 2015 6:03 PM by Kuma
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sorry for caps but URGH BEST NEWS FOR THIS YEAR
I love amano kozue to bits and pieces, I hope this adaption will be great<3
btw: JC Staff does not sound good, but chief director is the same as Aria - I have complete faith in this guy :)
Oct 23, 2015 2:46 PM by Vanessa