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Kadokawa Unveils “Project D” Anime Project; Yoshitoshi ABe Designing the Characters

Written By Samantha Ferreira
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As of now, I’m guessing “D” doesn’t stand for “delightful”…

Earlier today, Kadokawa announced that they’re working on an original project, tentatively titled Project D. Takuya Sato (Armitage III, Steins;Gate) is directing the project, with Yoshitoshi ABe (Serial Experiments Lain, Haibane Renmei) producing the original character designs.

The company unveiled a minute-long teaser for the project, which you can check out below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFIYgBgYrA0

Kadokawa describes Project D as:

When development engineer Delida wakes up in the future from a cold sleep, his girlfriend isn’t there… he decides to go back 10 years in time to ‘that incident‘ to keep his promise with her.

The key to get her back is a time leap.

Source: Kadokawa Corporation (Press Release)

Editor’s Note: Kadokawa released seventeen stills from the trailer, which you can check out below:

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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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