The Project Anima site revealed back in August 2019 the title for their new project with Sacks&Guns!!, which was to make its debut in 2020. The official site for it has now updated to reveal that the series is being pushed back to 2021 as all sorts of cascading delays are being factored into a lot of projects and this was likely the safer ber. Check out some released character designs sketches below.
The project is based on a runner-up novel submission and a visual was released for it above and the main staffing and initial casting. As we knew then, Junichi Wada will direct with Yuji Iwahara as the character designer. Satelight is handling the animation production for it.
The Japanese cast includes Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Hikaru Midorikawa from the initial announcement and now after an extensive search, it was revealed that Kanon Obata is taking on the role of Memenpu. There were some 1,400 people auditioning for the role and Obata, a college student, made the top group before finally winning out.
【キャラクター原案解禁!!】
サテライト新作アニメ『Sacks&Guns!!（サクガン!!）』メインキャラクター原案が解禁になりました！
原案を担当したのは、『Dimension W』『いばらの王』等で知られる漫画家の岩原裕二氏です。#サクガン #メメンプーかわいいよメメンプーhttps://t.co/tXeSCr1ZY4 pic.twitter.com/O2etEc9pXf— Project ANIMA公式 (@ANIMA_info) March 19, 2020
最後に、メメンプー＆ガガンバーが旅の途中のコロニーで出会う不良少年集団のリーダー「ユーリ」。
リテイク時の要望は「もっと……何ていうか……えっちにしてください！」
見た目は三白眼×デカフード×義手、中身は意外に乙女らしいです。 pic.twitter.com/y5GXvUnVVj— Project ANIMA公式 (@ANIMA_info) March 19, 2020
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: TBA
[Source: ANN]
