“Magicicada” is a treasure-hunting adventure that is being created through the Anime Tamago 2017 young animators training program, and is the only selection for the year to feature 3D CG animation. It is currently being produced by Studio 4C, who have worked on a number of original video animations (OVAs) and films of licensed properties. While the game did fail its Kickstarter goals, the tie-in animated film “ Magicicada” succeeded. 9,” “Red Ash” seemed as if it was doomed. After Inafune’s lackluster first Kickstarter project, “ Mighty No. “Red Ash” was set to be an open world third-person RPG, calling back to the Mega Man Legends series. Said game “ Red Ash: The Indelible Legend” was being developed by Comcept, the game company founded by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune. Though it is not the only anime film based on a video game slated for a 2017 release (“ Chain Chronicle”and “ Ao Oni” could also have filled this spot), “Red Ash” is particularly interesting in that the anime could very well overshadow the game. Above: Style meets substance in these 2017 anime movies.īeck and company survive in a world ravaged by war with the machines. While it is still early yet, 2017 shows no signs of that changing.įrom the underdog story of a video game tie-in, to the latest entries in decades-long franchises, to the pet project of some of the best artists working in animation, you are guaranteed to find a film in this list that will make you feel the whole spectrum of human emotions: joy, sadness, existential dread, arousal, and maybe even all of them at the same time. Though many of us would rather forget about 2016, it was an exemplary year for Japanese animation.

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