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“Avabel Online” Anime Production Halted

Written By Samantha Ferreira June 28, 2016

I guess fans will have to turn to their smartphones to get their Avabel Online fix.

Earlier today, game publisher Asobimo announced that production on the Avabel Online anime adaptation was discontinued. The company cited that the cancellation came about due to “various circumstances.”

Avabel Online was intended to be based on Asobimo’s smart phone game of the same name. Kenichi Imaizumi (Komori-san Can’t Decline, Brynhildr in the Darkness) was tapped to direct the project at Felix Film, with the team of Bingo Morihashi and Naoki Tozuka writing the scripts. The confirmed voice cast included Takashi Kondō, M・A・O, Hisako Tojo, and Megumi Toda.

Avabel Online is a free to play game, which hit Japanese app stores in 2012. The title, which received an English release, combines elements of tower defense titles, PvP action, and monster hunting into a self-described “hardcore 3D RPG.”

Source: Anime! Anime!

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): asobimo, avabel online, cancellation

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Samantha Ferreira

Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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