Netflix Anime 'Sword Gai The Animation' Announces Staff Members

by tsubasalover
Nov 30, 2017 7:47 AM | 22 Comments

The staff members for Sword Gai The Animation has been announced. The first episode of the series will premiere worldwide at Tokyo Comic Con on December 3, and the series will be available on Netflix on Spring 2018.

Staff
Chief Director: Takahiro Ikezoe (the Show By Rock!! series director)
Director: Tomohito Naka (the new Initial D movies)
Series Composition: Toshiki Inoue (Sword Gai mangaka)
Character Design: Atsuko Nakajima (Hakuouki)
Art Director: Seiko Akashi (Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries)
Color Setting: Masato Sasaki (Lemon Angel Project)
3DCG Director: Akihiko Kimura (Kuroko no Basket: Last Game), Kenji Isobe (Kuroko no Basket: 3rd Season)
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama (Sakurada Reset)
Music: Kotaro Nakagawa (the Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari series)
Studio: LandQ studios
Production: DLE, Production I.G

Source: animate Times

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Oh more anime on Netflix huh?
Then episode discussion gonna somewhat ruined then?
Oh well, I'm too busy next year maybe I won't watch this. (or anything at all)

Dec 2, 2017 1:13 AM by Rayzer

Is it me or this doesn't even look or feel like an anime

Dec 1, 2017 11:58 PM by ani147

Funny to see this be a netflix anime, I remember this getting announced a while back.

Nov 30, 2017 10:07 PM by Unleashed_SM

>netflix

lulque stream plebs

Nov 30, 2017 6:30 PM by OppaiSugoi

Not really familiar with the staff(except the composer), but it seems fine, I guess. I am just a bit concerned with the animation studio.

Nov 30, 2017 6:21 PM by AServant

This actually sold me out due to the staff being actually competent enough. Hope it does deliver though.

Nov 30, 2017 4:47 PM by removed-user

>Sword Gai by Sh*tflix

Meh.. Not my actual cup of tea

Nov 30, 2017 3:44 PM by -HippySnob-

Every Netflix anime seems like the same edgy grimdark thing.

Nov 30, 2017 2:41 PM by ItsXolo

symbiotic said:
I was really looking forward to this and hoping and praying that the animation would be different to this:

This was a teaser released last year for it. I'm just hoping that they changed their mind and decided not to make it fully 3DCG.

it wasnt even released last year, its a PV done a long time ago for the manga. dunno why the fuck the person who uploaded it put it as a official PV of the anime outside of baiting people for views

also from the 2 visual they released a while back it doesnt look like its going to be cg

Nov 30, 2017 12:49 PM by DatRandomDude

I was really looking forward to this and hoping and praying that the animation would be different to this:

This was a teaser released last year for it. I'm just hoping that they changed their mind and decided not to make it fully 3DCG.

Nov 30, 2017 12:45 PM by symbiotic

With B and Devilman, Netflix is really pushing out more niche titles that are rarely found in anime these days. Never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad that Netflix is funding anime like these.

Nov 30, 2017 11:42 AM by GoldenDevilGamer

Hmmm

The story of this boy, who has become one with a demonic weapon and is drawn into a cruel fate in which he must face countless battles, can be seen as either the story of "a beautiful weapon and an ugly person" or of "the cruelty of weapons and the beauty of humans." This is a completely new world of comic noir.

it's surprisingly intriguing, gonna get my hopes up for its philosophy
though it's possibly CGI, gonna get my hopes down for its animation quality

Nov 30, 2017 10:47 AM by youseiki

thepath said:
netflix is making anime better. A lot of those anime funded by netflix look good

This exactly what I said on the B anime news posted recently.

Nov 30, 2017 9:39 AM by Ramkec

I got real excited for a second because I thought the title was "Sword Gal". I wanted to see a zany popcorn show about a badass woman travelling around as a vagabond with a sword. ;-;

Instead its more seinen stuff with demonic weapons. Been there, done that. To be fair, I may still try it out, but this is about as far from my wheelhouse as you can get. :/

Nov 30, 2017 9:35 AM by CureEtude

netflix is making anime better. A lot of those anime funded by netflix look good

Nov 30, 2017 9:19 AM by thepath

Man i really got to praise netflex for funding so much anime, alot of the stuff on the slate seems like stuff from a time of anime past that you dont see much anymore, especially B which just looks straight out of the early to mid 00's with the likes of ergo proxy gits and so on

Nov 30, 2017 9:13 AM by JizzyHitler

Swagernator said:
All good but that "Netflix", nah that's just not for me.

Whats the problem with netflix ?
(outisde of them usually keeping anime hostages but Devilman, B and this one arent hostages)

Nov 30, 2017 9:08 AM by DatRandomDude

wait, aren't this like years ago? it suddenly coming outa nowhere with big names on it?

Nov 30, 2017 9:08 AM by Kuma

All good but that "Netflix", nah that's just not for me.

Nov 30, 2017 8:58 AM by Swagernator

The studio hasn't done much, but I'm interested simply because the Mangaka himself will be doing the series composition.

Nov 30, 2017 8:47 AM by Tarotist

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