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New Tenchi Sequel: Sasami-Mahou Shoujo Club Date: 11/7/2005 |
Although not yet formally announced, a new spinoff TV animation to Masaki Kajishima and AIC Animation's popular and long running Tenchi Muyo franchise is now in production in Japan. Titled Sasami - Mahou Shoujo Club, the series will focus on the alternate universe ego of the youngest member of the Tenchi family, Sasami Masaki. The new work will be a spinoff, if not outright sequel to 1996's Magical Girl Pretty Sammy OAV and 1997' Magical Project S TV which portray Sasami in the light of a spoofish magical girl superhero (ala Sailor Moon). The original story will be done by AIC-beSTACK, Series Director will be Nobuhiro Takamoto (Tenchi In Tokyo, Wandaba Style), Series Composition will be provided by Okada Takasato, Character Design and Total Art Supervision will be handled by Shoji Hara (Wandaba Style), Animation Production comes courtesy of AIC Spirits. Although no official word has been released on the new animation, a recent new post to The Official Japanese Tenchi Muyo Website indicates some new information on the Tenchi universe could be announced in November. According to our sources, production is considerably advanced on the series with as many as 10 episodes already completed. Broadcast could come as soon as January 2006. |
Source: Anime News Service |