New Ai No Kusabi Anime!

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AIC reunites staff; Rieko Yoshihara's novels printed by Digital Manga Publishing

The official Japanese website has launched for a new video anime remake of Rieko Yoshihara's Ai no Kusabi boys-love novels, more than 20 years after their first publication. The anime studio AIC (Ah! My Goddess, Bamboo Blade) already animated the novels into two video volumes in 1992 and 1994, but AIC's new project will be 13 volumes long and will launch next fall. For the new project, AIC director Katsuhito Akiyama (Pumpkin Scissors, Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor) and character designer Naoyuki Onda (Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Blassreiter) are reprising the same roles they performed in the 1992-1994 effort. Yoshihara herself is supervising and writing the scripts. Nobuyuki Abe of On-Lead is directing the music.

The story is set in the future on the planet named Amoi which is controlled by a supercomputer named Jupiter. Among the mostly male human population, the light-haired elite class is allowed to temporarily keep the dark-haired "mongrels" as pets. One elite member, Iason, encounters a mongrel named Riki in the slums and decides to take him in. However, Iason keeps Riki longer than it is socially approved, and rumors abound about their possible relationship.

Shōsetsu June magazine serialized the original novel run from 1986 to 1987, and six volumes have since written and published. Digital Manga Publishing announced its license for the novels at Yaoi-Con in 2006, and has just released the fourth volume last month.


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Dunno about you guys, but I'm excited! whee  

[User_2629207]

There were Angels dining at the Ritz...

Damn, you beat me to it! gonk
I was juuuust about to post about that.
But yeah.
OHMYGOD.
Ai no Kusabi was the first BL animation I saw, and it is still my favorite. I am having a small seizure of joy as we speak. It's good that they've got some of the original designers and such working on it... and a GiTS concept designer! I might die here. Hurry up and release it, Japan! D: I cannot wait...

But seriously, all of a bloody sudden we're getting all these anime releases! The BL world seems to be growing really quickly... (who's been giving it hormones!?)

...and a Nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

 

[My Exquisite Chaos]

SWEET! I LOVE AI NO KUSABI!!!!!  

[User_2629207]

"Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow."

THE OFFICIAL SITE NOW HAS A TRAILER.
GOGOGOGOGO~

- Oscar Wilde.

 

[yani-inay]

I'm so excited ^^  

[Laelounne]

eek whee I can't wait~~~ *-*~  

[User_2629207]

"Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow."

:3
The official website now also has a link to their staff blog, with some sketches and photos and other neat stuff.

- Oscar Wilde.

 

[User_2629207]

"Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow."

I read somewhere on youtube that it was to be released in September this year (my birthday month! woot!) But I'm not sure how legitimate that is :3

- Oscar Wilde.

 

[User_2629207]

"Seriousness is the refuge of the shallow."

HOLY SHEAT.
They just updated the official website with voice actor names, character designs etc.

I have two words for you.
SCENERY.
PORN.

Anyway, here's a little voice actor list that I stole off ANN:


Kentarou Itou as Riki

Kousuke Toriumi as Gai

Shinichiro Miki as Katze

Toru Ohkawa as Iason Mink

- Oscar Wilde.

 

[User_2629207]

The site has now announced some new merchandise for the show - including clear files!

The ova series is to be released around october-december. No date is set.  

[Lemmonie]

I'm totally jazzed for the new OVA. Makes back-to-school time not so terrible! xd  

[User_2629207]

Okay - the release has been officially delayed. They are currently hoping to release it spring 2010. To make up for this, they've got a new video up on the official page ;D But it's not appropriate for a PG-13 audience, so I won't link it here~

 

[light shinomi]

read it and can't wait to watch it!