'Project Altair' Anime Announced
A website launched by Aniplex on Thursday has announced the "Project Altair" anime. An announcement video has revealed partial staff for the project. Director Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan) will helm the project at studio MAPPA. A special stage for the anime project will be held during AnimeJapan 2017 on March 25, 2017.
Although the official website and the Twitter account do not explicitly state, the visuals and the titles of the project suggest that the anime project is an adaptation of Shoukoku no Altair, an adventure fantasy series by Kotono Katou. It began serialization in Shounen Sirius magazine in July 2007 and currently has 17 volumes in print. The 18th volume will be published by Kodansha on January 17, 2017.
Announcement
Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.
Official site: http://project-altair.com/
Official Twitter: @pj_altair
Source: Animate Times
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HOLLYY SHITTT!! HYPE!!
I am really hope it was Shoukoku no Altair anime.
Probably one of the best manga that I have ever read!
Well, they got directors of Gundam UC, Rorouni Kenshin & Hunter X Hunter, pretty excited!
Let's hope MAPPA bring their A-Game for this.
High possibility if you look at the teaser structure buildings and art style its 100% probability chance of Shoukoku no Altair being adapted as anime. Although then again if not but it would still be in the Shoukoku no Altair universe such as the Kusanagi.
Dec 18, 2016 2:11 PM by Sevenman2345
That moment when you've been avoiding the manga about the ottoman empire, to which your nation was enslaved for 500 years, and it gets an anime...I've heard it's a good manga, tried to read it, but just couldn't...
You want a Nazi Germany Altair spin-off then?. I've read several mangas that I general don't like much similarity to that "grudge" but in the good that manga came off a good positive impression coming from me.
Dec 18, 2016 2:06 PM by Sevenman2345
MAPPA announced a whole bunch of new projects recently and at least the first seasons of Bahamut and Garo showed that they can do fantasy quiet well. Shoukoku no Altair is on my PTR for a while and it will be interesting to see what they do with the adaption.
Can't wait and least is not the Studio Clowns.....
Dec 18, 2016 2:03 PM by Sevenman2345
Dec 16, 2016 6:01 PM by forexjammer
This the new Ushio to Tora, Mappa?
Dec 16, 2016 12:52 PM by AlexandricLeo
Dec 16, 2016 12:40 PM by Sury
Dec 16, 2016 11:48 AM by Tomislavr7
That moment when you've been avoiding the manga about the ottoman empire, to which your nation was enslaved for 500 years, and it gets an anime...I've heard it's a good manga, tried to read it, but just couldn't...
Not reading/watching something just because of a historical grudge is rather... silly.
And, this manga is a fantasy. It's just loosely based on the actual Ottoman Empire, and with many fantasy elements added to it, hell, even the WW1 is part of its storyline (of course, changing a few things to satisfy the fantasy of the story).
You know, instead of not reading this just cause of this "grudge", give it a try for its story, its fantasy, its art.
I actually tried to read the manga around a year ago. I'll watch the anime when it comes out
Dec 16, 2016 3:27 AM by ani147
Dec 16, 2016 1:27 AM by Z4K
Dec 15, 2016 4:32 PM by Kingof1k
MY ALL TIME FAV MANGA, FINALLY......... I CAN DIE HAPPY NOW
Dec 15, 2016 3:45 PM by Yukinoshita
Dec 15, 2016 2:26 PM by ani147
Dec 15, 2016 1:38 PM by Raina-
badly executed romance
Yuri on Ice has its problems, but badly executed romance is not it~
Its no worse than all the straight pairings :)
An accidental kiss and then
Dec 15, 2016 12:44 PM by Tenth
badly executed romance
Yuri on Ice has its problems, but badly executed romance is not it~
Its no worse than all the straight pairings :)
Dec 15, 2016 12:40 PM by Ahenshihael
Probably. Remember, Yuri on Ice is anime original and was Sayo Yamamoto's first own project. I had quite a bit of expectations for it because of her previous work but to be honest in hindsight it was probable to fail because she didn't have the experience in writing her own story. So it ended up being insanely rushed, which is probably the biggest weakness of the series.
Yeah and while the ice skating sequences are beautiful (best thing about the show) the rest just doesn't live up to it with badly executed romance etc.
Yep, agreed.
Let's be honest, MAPPA got all the money from Yuri on Ice to make new anime. I have no doubt it sold good, now they have the budget to go wild with animating stuff.
It will probably sell well, yes.
Dec 15, 2016 12:22 PM by Miragee
Dec 15, 2016 12:01 PM by removed-user
Hope it's better than Yuri on Ice
Probably. Remember, Yuri on Ice is anime original and was Sayo Yamamoto's first own project. I had quite a bit of expectations for it because of her previous work but to be honest in hindsight it was probable to fail because she didn't have the experience in writing her own story. So it ended up being insanely rushed, which is probably the biggest weakness of the series.
Yeah and while the ice skating sequences are beautiful (best thing about the show) the rest just doesn't live up to it with badly executed romance etc.
Dec 15, 2016 11:45 AM by Tenth
Hope it's better than Yuri on Ice
Probably. Remember, Yuri on Ice is anime original and was Sayo Yamamoto's first own project. I had quite a bit of expectations for it because of her previous work but to be honest in hindsight it was probable to fail because she didn't have the experience in writing her own story. So it ended up being insanely rushed, which is probably the biggest weakness of the series.
Dec 15, 2016 11:37 AM by Miragee
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