A pleasant surprise for fans! During the Aniplex Online Fest 2024 , the new original Virgin Punk was announced. The anime is from the same creator as Akite (1998), Mezzo Forte (2000), Yasuomi Umetsu .
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With impeccable animation, Virgin Punk promises to impress in each scene shown. The animation is by studio SHAFT (Assault Lily Bouquet, Monogatari Series).
In recent years, Umetsu has contributed as director of openings and endings for several popular series and as an animator, showing his versatility. Now, he announces Virgin Punk, his first major animation project in approximately 10 years.
Virgin Punk anime production:
- Creators: Yasuomi Umetsu, Shaft
- Director and Character Design: Yasuomi Umetsu
- Screenplay: Yuya Takahashi
- Main Animators: Genichiro Abe, Shinya Takahashi, Maho Kando
- Art Direction: Shinichi Yokota
- Cinematographer: Takayuki Aizu, Rei Egami
- Editing: Rie Matsubara
- Sound Director: Shoji Hata
- Music: Yoshihiro Dewa
- Animation Production: Shaft
Finally, the first episode, titled Clockwork Girl , is scheduled to be released in early summer 2025, in Cine Libre Ikebukuro and Teatro Umeda cinemas.
Source: Official Website
