series Tenchi Muyo! received some news this week. Suzuhito Yasuda (Durarara!!, Yozakura Quartet) will be the new character designer for the series. Titled Ai: Tenchi Muyo!, director Hiroshi Negishi, who worked on the classics Tenchi Universeand Saber Marionette J, returns to direct along with Masaki Kajishima, the original author of the series.
The studio highlights that the animation's production already in an advanced stage, and that the official website will be launched this summer.
The city of Takahashi in Okayama, Japan, announced last month that it is sponsoring a new anime, which will likely attract tourists to the area. The anime will be set in Takahashi, and there are plans to sell merchandise and hold related events as well. The series is scheduled to have 50 episodes of approximately five minutes each, broadcast on the Tokyo MX starting in October.
AIC produced the first Tenchi Muyo! anime series projects subsequent The franchise is celebrating its 20th anniversary with this new project.
Via: ANN