All signs were pointing positive for Terra Formars going the anime route after the domain was picked up at the end of January, and you also have to figure that Viz Media had a know about it when they picked up the manga back in October of 2013. Created by Yu Sasuga and Kenichi TAchibama, Terra Formars is going the anime route as a TV series and OVA has gotten the green light. Originally starting publication back in 2011, it has seven volumes released so far and the promotional artwork for the eighth, which you can see below, makes mention of the new anime adaptations that are coming out. No details are available as to who will be involved in the production but more details are expected in Young Jump when the next issue debuts later this month.
Plot concept: With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold.
It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.
