CATDOLL: Anime Starry Sky Evening News: Astro Boy's new animation is announced, and the new series for April 2016 is released

Good evening, everyone. It's time to review the day's anime news. The new animation PV of "Astro Boy" was released, and a new original story is coming; the list of new series in April 2016, this spring new series is really the best! The domestic comic "Duan Nao" is adapted into a 3D live-action movie, and the official concept map is released for the first time; the TV production team of "Spirit Sword Mountain" celebrated on Twitter and revealed the inside story, there are not enough people and only two painters.

So let’s get into today’s main content!

1. The new animation PV of "Astro Boy" announces a new original storyline

Previously, there was an article saying that there will be a plan to remake the classic work of Osamu Tezuka, "Astro Boy", by animation companies from France, Monaco and Japan. It is also something that everyone is looking forward to. Recently, the producer finally released the first PV of the animation. Let's see if it will ruin your childhood? News details>>>

"Astro Boy" new animation PV:

2. April 2016 New Series List Version 3.0: The Strongest Spring Series is Coming

It is now March 2016, and the spring anime that will be aired in April this year have basically been confirmed. Japan has also released the 3.0 version of the April new anime list. In this final version, there are a total of 60 new anime. Among them, various strong new anime have appeared, including completely new works such as "Bungo Stray Dogs", "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", "My Hero Academia", "My Name is Sakamoto, I'm the Coolest", etc., as well as classic new works such as "Gakuen Wars: The Second Season", "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable", and "Macross Delta". News details >>>

3. The first concept map of the 3D live-action movie adapted from the domestic comic "Duan Nao" was released

Last year, YouYaoQi announced that it would produce a live-action movie of its popular manga "Duan Nao", which made anime fans look forward to it. Recently, there is finally new news about the live-action sci-fi 3D movie "Duan Nao". This work is led by Jujiao Films and jointly developed and produced by Jumo Films, Aofei Films, YouYaoQi Films, etc. The live-action sci-fi 3D movie "Duan Nao" is confirmed to start shooting in October this year. And for the first time, the concept posters and concept drawings of this work were exposed. These concept drawings present us with a magnificent and mysterious scene that shocks the vision, which makes people full of expectations for the movie. News details>>>

4. The TV production team of "Spirit Sword Mountain" revealed that they were short of staff and only had two painters.

The Sino-Japanese animation "Once Upon a Time There Was a Spirit Sword Mountain" has received much attention since its launch, but the constant problems with the production have also caused the audience to complain. Recently, the production team of "Spirit Sword Mountain" revealed the shocking production status on Twitter. According to the staff of "Spirit Sword Mountain", the production team held a painting meeting two weeks before the recent 9th episode was broadcast, so there was only one week to complete the original painting! What's worse is that there were only two original artists struggling at the time... News details>>>

5. Toei's 60th anniversary commemorative original animated film "POPIN Q" PV special released

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Toei Animation, the animated film "POPIN Q" was released. The promotional trailer was released and it was confirmed that it would be released in the winter of 2016. The story revolves around five adolescent girls. It is a dramatic youth story in the form of a school drama and incorporates elements such as dance and music. The animation director of the work will be Naoki Miyahara, who has directed works such as "Dragon Ball Z" and "Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3D Theater" and can be said to be a relatively experienced director. The original character design is by Takayuki Urakami, who was the character designer and director of the Doraemon series movie "Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum". News details>>>

POPIN Q promotional newsletter:

6. This is the real dark cuisine! Japanese netizens made their own mapo tofu model

There are many characters related to Mapo Tofu in anime, such as Kotomine Kirei in the Fate series and Tachibana Kanade in Angel Beats. However, to restore these characters in Cosplay, it is too troublesome to stir-fry a plate of Mapo Tofu, and there may be a risk of "wasting ingredients"... For this reason, a Japanese netizen made a Mapo Tofu model by himself, which is the real dark cuisine... News details>>>