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Ten Minutes from Fumihiko Sori’s CG Anime TO

Ulrik — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:27:45 +0000

Looks like the anime distributors are in a giving mood this week. While FUNimation is streaming the first eight and a half minutes of Evangelion 1.0, Avex uploaded a ten minute long clip from Fumihiko Sori’s Sci-Fi CG Anime TO to youTube. Technically, this doesn’t look much better than Vexille but maybe TO will have more to offer on the story side since it’s based on Yukinobu Hoshino’s 2001 Nights (2001 Ya Monotogari) manga series.

TO will be released in two episodes, Symbiotic Planet and Elliptical Orbit on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Japan on December 18, 2009.
[via ANN]

Full Trailer for Fumihiko Sori’s CG Anime TO

Ulrik — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:27:21 +0000

The full, two minutes long trailer for TO, Fumihiko Sori’s CG anime adaptation of Yukinobu Hoshino’s Sci-Fi manga 2001 Nights (2001 Ya Monotogari) has been released on the films Japanese website. Both parts of the direct-to-video project, TO: Elliptical Orbit und TO: Symbiotic Planet will be released on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in Japan on December 18th.

[See full post to watch this video]

[via @cinemaasia]

First Teaser Trailer for Fumihiko Sori’s TO

Ulrik — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:37:37 +0000

Last night the Japanese website for TO, Fumihiko Sori’s adaptation of Yukinobu Hoshino’s Sci-Fi Manga 2001 Nights (2001 Ya Monotogari) has been updated and is now streaming the very first teaser trailer. It doesn’t show much (most the already known space ship) but at least we now know that Sori will use CG animation like he did in Vexille.

[See full post to watch this video]

[thanks to Quiet Earth for the heads up!]

Fumihiko Sori to re-animate Sci-Fi Manga 2001 Nights

Ulrik — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:37:38 +0000

ANN has posted first details on the new project from Fumihiko Sori, director of Ping Pong, Vexille and Ichi, and director of Appleseed. According to the news, Sori will direct To, an adaptation of the sci-fi manga 2001 Nights (2001 Ya Monotogari) from Yukinobu Hoshino. The manga was published between 1984 to 1986 and tells several short stories about mankind’s adventures in space. It was already adapted in 1987 as the 60-minutes OVA Space Fantasia 2001 Nights.
It’s yet unknown if Sori will use traditional animation or rather power-up the rendering super machines like he did for Vexille and Appleseed. Avex has opened the official website for the To project yesterday but until now it only shows the teaser artwork below.

[via ANN & Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow]