Cobra the Animation Visual 001 - 20160325The world’s greatest Space Pirate is back for one more adventure!

Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the domestic rights to 2010 series Cobra The Animation. As of press time, release format and date have yet to be announced.

Cobra The Animation is a 2010 addition to the Space Adventure Cobra anime franchise. The series was helmed by Keizo Shimizu (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights, Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyū Densetsu – Sanada Jū Yūshi The Animation) at Magic Bus, with Kazumi Koide (Wonder Beat Scramble, Dragoon) in charge of series composition. The team of Akio Sugino, Ippei Masui, Keiko Yamamoto, and Keizo Shimizu worked on character designs.

Crunchyroll streamed Cobra The Animation as it aired in Japan, along with prequel OVAs Cobra The Animation: The Psychogun and Cobra The Animation: Time Drive

Nozomi Entertainment currently holds the rights to the original Space Adventure Cobra anime series, which it released on DVD.