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Mardock Scramble Production Discontinued Date: 1/5/2007 |
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On December 21st GONZO announced the following: "Apology for "Mardock Scramble" Production Discontinuance - Apology from limited company Gonzo - To our regret, Production on "Mardock Scramble", an Original Video Animation that is under development will be discontinued becuase of various circumstances. To fans and affiliates: it will not be possible to produce the goods. I am very sorry for troubling you. - Representative Junji Fujita The same apology can now be seen on the official website at mardock.jp. Gonzo first announced the project in February, 2005 by acquiring the rights to the popular cyberpunk genre Japanese science fiction novel by To Ubukata. The author had played a creative role in video game and manga production in the past, most recently in 2004 he worked on Soukyuu no Fafner. Scramble won the Japanese SF Grand Prize in 2003, and has sold 160,000 copies across three volumes in Japan's domestic marketplace. This marked the first time GONZO had planned to adapt the work of a Sci-Fi novel. Another first for this project, all of the characters were to be fully rendered in 3DCG. Scheduled release was planned for the end of 2006. According GONZO, their plans were to create a distinctly Japanese feel with the fully CG production that differs from offerings coming from outside Japan. By the start of 2006 the production had gained serious momentum, GONZO began referring to it as their 15th anniversary project. Talented staff had been assembled such as Director Yasufumi Soejima, Character Designer Range Murata and weapons designer Mahiro Maeda. Likewise, a cast of top shelf voice actors were announced including Hozumi Goda as Doctor, Jouji Nakata as Boiled and Megumi Hayashibara as Ballot. Hayakawa Publishing released the 1st book in the sequel novel series Mardock Velocity in Japan in November, 2006. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
