CATDOLL: Production of "Organ" postponed due to the closure of animation company Manglobe

I don't know if you still remember the report on October 1 that "Japanese animation company Manglobe Co., Ltd. went bankrupt." Now, this 13-year-old animation production company Manglobe has officially entered the bankruptcy procedure stage. A company that has produced many popular animations has gone bankrupt.

However, before its bankruptcy, Manglobe was still in charge of the production of an animated theatrical version of Project Ito's "Organs", which was scheduled to be released on November 13. Affected by the bankruptcy of Manglobe, the official version of "Organs" officially announced that the release time of the animation would be postponed. The third theatrical version of Project Ito, "Harmony", which was originally scheduled to be released later, was mentioned to be released on November 13. The specific release date of "Organs" has not yet been announced.

According to the official website of "The Killing Organs", the release date of the theater version has been postponed due to "reasons in the production system". "Harmony", which was originally scheduled to be released on December 4, will be moved to November 13. The official will announce the refund method for the audience who have purchased tickets for the "The Killing Organs" theater version later. This brief announcement explains two problems. "Harmony", the theater version produced by STUDIO 4℃, has completed all production work, so it dared to be released in November in advance. The second is that the postponement of "The Killing Organs" is either that Manglobe has some unfinished work and needs to find an animation production company to continue to do it, or the official directly abandons the "The Killing Organs" theater version that Manglobe has already completed, and directly finds another animation company to do it again. However, given that Manglobe's "The Killing Organs" PV has been released for some time, it seems that there is a greater possibility of finding a buyer, which also shows that Manglobe's bankruptcy was very sudden.

As for the bankruptcy of Manglobe, Wakaki Tamaki, the original manga author of "The World God Only Knows" (the animated version is produced by Manglobe), expressed regret. In his personal blog, Wakaki Tamaki recalled the good old days when he discussed scripts with Manglobe's animation production staff and produced animations together during the three years of the production of the God Only Knows series of animations. Although there were some quarrels during the period, it was also a pleasant memory. Manglobe even delivered the animation materials to Wakaki Tamaki as promised during the earthquake. Wakaki Tamaki believed that no matter what happens in the future, Manglobe will always be a production company that only wants to make good animations. He expressed his sincere gratitude to Manglobe for its contribution to the works of God Only Knows.