The company N LITE revealed this Wednesday (25) through a post on Instagram , that it is producing an animated film “Chiure: Child of the Sea” . The work is a partnership with the South African studio LUCAN .
The production is being developed by N LITE in its studios in Japan and the first look of the work was released, check it out:
The company said its mission is to expand the production of Black and Indigenous stories in collaboration with global creators, producing traditional 2D animation and expanding into series and films.
Learn more about Chiure: Child of the Sea
Based on Mozambican , the film will follow the journey of Chiure , a young woman who protects her threatened coastal community after awakening a sleeping water god.
The script is by Vanessa dos Santos , who also shares story credits with Clayton Koski and Christiano Terry , the latter of whom is also responsible for art direction. And Tom Lintern works as a watercolor artist.
Tribute to the 50th anniversary of Mozambique's independence
The film's announcement coincides with the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Mozambique's Independence , celebrated on June 25. AN LITE confirmed that Chiure will enter production after MFINDA , another project from the studio.
N LITE and its Afro-Anime projects (AFRIME)
Under the leadership of Christiano Terry, founder of N LITE, the company is investing in the production of "afro-anime" (or AFRIME ). The film MFINDA features Shin Koyamada (from "The Last Samurai" ) and Shigeru Igari (former CEO of Atlus) on the production team.
The project is a partnership with JuVee Productions , the company owned by actress Viola Davis and her husband Julius Tennon . The production features names such as:
- Masao Maruyama , producer of Tokyo Godfathers and In This Corner of the World, in production ;
- Gisaburō Sugii , director of Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie , directing ;
- Arthell Isom D'Art Shtajio studio , as co-director;
- Donald H. Hewitt , screenwriter of the English version of Spirited Away , wrote the script.
Additionally, N LITE is developing other animations in partnership with studio GONZO and award-winning director Peter Ramsey ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ), which include the noir thriller “ Ripper” and the sci-fi series “Hotaru” .
Source: N LITE's official Instagram .
