Wit Studio Announces 'Great Pretender' Anime Series [Update 7/6]

Staff
Director: Hiro Kaburagi (91 Days)
Script: Ryouta Kosawa (Confidence Man JP live-action drama)
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Music: Yutaka Yamada (Tokyo Ghoul)
Producer: Maiko Okada (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni)
The first episode of the anime series was also screened during the panel. An official website opened simultaneously with the text "Coming July 6."
Wit Studio's most recent work, the third season of Shingeki no Kyojin, ended on Monday. The studio is producing a television anime adaptation of the award-winning manga Vinland Saga, which begins airing on July 8. Wit Studio also has two anime projects titled Moonrise and Vampire in the Garden in production.
Ani-Sta is a "real animation" event sponsored by Wit Studio, which aims to connect the fans, studios, and the future creators. This marks the first time the event was held outside of Japan.
Official site: http://www.greatpretender.jp/
Official Twitter: @GrePre_anime
Source: Wit Studio's Ani-Sta Panel at Anime Expo
Update July 6
The official website of the anime series updated on Saturday, revealing the story and broadcast station. The original television anime will air on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.
Synopsis
Only BADs are our targets! Trick you! Deceive you! Cheat all fortunes of you! You can hear our stories in LA, Singapore, London, Shanghai and Tokyo, Why? Our "CON GAMEs" stage, is the whole WORLD!!
Masato Edamura is supposedly Japan's greatest swindler. Together with his partner Kudo, they try to trick a Frenchman in Asakusa but unexpectedly get tricked instead. The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry—a much higher-level "confidence man," in control of the mafia. Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him, after having engaged in the Frenchman's dirty jobs...!
Source: Fuji TV
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My mom and I were able to see the first episode. It was such a fun ride!! Ahhh!! I'm so excited!
The characters will be going around the world conning bad people. To me, it had a very Lupin III vibe (which I love Lupin III) just maybe more modern and with a bit of a different set up. At the +Ultra panel, they stated that it'd be a great anime to encompass their ideals of reaching a global audience. I'd have to agree!
Jul 6, 2019 11:56 PM by Swiggy
The official website of the anime series updated on Saturday, revealing the story and broadcast station. The original television anime will air on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block.
Synopsis
Only BADs are our targets! Trick you! Deceive you! Cheat all fortunes of you! You can hear our stories in LA, Singapore, London, Shanghai and Tokyo, Why? Our "CON GAMEs" stage, is the whole WORLD!!
Masato Edamura is supposedly Japan's greatest swindler. Together with his partner Kudo, they try to trick a Frenchman in Asakusa but unexpectedly get tricked instead. The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry—a much higher-level 'confidence man,' in control of the mafia. Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him, after having engaged in the Frenchman's dirty jobs...!
Source: Fuji TV
Jul 6, 2019 8:19 PM by Vindstot
But yeah, let's hope that Production I.G. takes over AoT.
Jul 5, 2019 8:55 AM by GoldenDevilGamer
Jul 5, 2019 7:39 AM by xchyssa
Anyway, great to see them again on a new original project, I hope this will be the good one this time (anscenario could help). At the same time, I'm pretty sad thinking how they will make Sadamoto's designs look flat and glossy AND redesign them, just like they did with Mikimoto's characters. (what's the point of hiring a famous charadesigner with a particular style when you end up asking someone else to streamline the result after)
@CodeBlazeFate Any expectation?
Jul 5, 2019 12:55 AM by Rei_III
Jul 5, 2019 12:51 AM by Dauphine
Jul 4, 2019 9:50 PM by alpha_shadow
Jul 4, 2019 9:45 PM by Tokoya
I honestly don’t think this completely rules out Shingeki no Kyojin: Final Season just yet but I can’t really say that with utmost confidence either.
Jul 4, 2019 8:22 PM by _MushiRock11_
Oh, wait, it's not about The Platters song?
Jul 4, 2019 5:56 PM by _-_Sally_-_
Jul 4, 2019 5:39 PM by LA_REEMIGRATION
Jul 4, 2019 4:31 PM by BilboBaggins365
Jul 4, 2019 3:53 PM by deg
So this is the project that WIT gonna produce in 2020, and its original so they are producers too.
Jul 4, 2019 3:47 PM by chriskor022
Also, there's this :
Jul 4, 2019 3:46 PM by DatRandomDude
and also
https://twitter.com/Bloodyredstar/status/1146876412147785732
Jul 4, 2019 3:35 PM by deg
Jul 4, 2019 2:38 PM by JerryKen10
Jul 4, 2019 2:22 PM by ATEliERVAKIAN
But anyway I am looking forward to more info about this new original series.
Jul 4, 2019 2:20 PM by Danae
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