As part of the 50th-anniversary(!!) of this property, a new incarnation is coming this year for Humanoid Monster Bem. A site and social media presence launched today that has revealed a key visual, a trailer, and the main staff for the property that has seen a TV series in 1968, 2006, and 2010 along with a live-action film. The new series has Yoshinori Odaka directing based on the scripts by Atsuhiro Tomioka. Masakazu Sunagawa is handling the character designs as they adapt Range Murata’s work. LandQ will be handling the animation.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Bem, Bela, and Belo are ugly humanoid monsters who fight for justice. The monsters live among humans and protect them from evil yōkai. The three find themselves ostracized from both humans and other yōkai, but the three continue to fight in hopes of one day becoming humans themselves.
[Source: ANN]