With thirteen novels to its name, an anime adaptation of Ira Ishida’s series Ikebukuro West Gate Park was announced last year. The adaptation has Doga Kobo producing the animation for it and it was expected to be a part of the summer 2020 season. That was in doubt after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed back so many spring series and had a cascading effect on animation production. The official site has now updated with a new key visual and a confirmation that this series is now set for an October 2020 debut as part of the fall season.
Tomoaki Koshida is set to direct based on the series composition by Fumihiko Shimo. Junichiro Taniguchi is on board as the character designer.
The initial casting includes Kentarō Kumagai as Makoto, Kouki Uchiyama as Takashi, and Reiō Tsuchida as Kyōichi.
A manga adaptation was previously licensed and saw some release through Digital Manga Publishing back in 2004.
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Plot Concept: The story focuses around the 21-year-old Makoto, a cool and level headed member of the G-boys gang. Makoto, talented with defusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm’s way possibly stumbles into more than he can handle. Is Makoto really in over his head? His new girlfriend’s just been found murdered and a turf war is escalating between the two rival gangs.
[Source: ANN]
