TV Anime for Light Novel Series Nanana Ryūgajō’s Buried Treasure to Begin Airing Next April on NoitaminA

On Dec. 13, it was announced that the popular Famitsu Bunko light novel Nanana Ryūgajō’s Buried Treasure (author: Kazuma Ōtorino / illustrator: Akaringo) is becoming an anime. The anime is being produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Kanta Kamei who is known from the anime Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru and Usagi Drop. It will begin broadcasting in April 2014 on Fuji TV’s anime programming block, noitaminA.

Anime of various genres are broadcast on noitaminA, which is known for bringing to the world many hit anime that include original works as well as those based on a manga or novel. However, Nanana Ryūgajō’s Buried Treasure is the first work based on a light novel to be broadcast on noitaminA. This is somewhat surprising considering the amount of TV anime coming from light novels that have been released in recent years. However, there is merit to the interest in Nanana Ryūgajō’s Buried Treasure. In 2011, the work won the top prize at the Enterbrain Entertainment Awards, becoming the first work from the novel category in eight years to do so.

Currently, five individual volumes of the work have been published as well as a spin-off called Ikkyū Tensai no Kiwamete Fuhoni na Meisuiri 1. The sixth volume will be released on Dec. 26. Each volume has been highly acclaimed. Due to the anime having been greenlit, there is anticipation for how it will all come together. In addition to Kanta Kamei directing, other staff include Hideyuki Kurata, creator of R.O.D and series composer of Galilei Donna, as series composer and Tetsuya Kawakami, chief animation director of Sword Art Online, as character designer. Music for the anime is being handled by Keigo Hoashi and Monaca. It is likely that this talented staff will add to the work’s enjoyment.

The story of Nanana Ryūgajō’s Buried Treasure begins when main character Jūgo Yama, who was disowned by his father and forced to transfer to a high school on an artificial island called Nanaejima, meets the ghost of a beautiful girl named Nanana Ryūgajō in his rundown apartment. A bizarre treasure hunt battle royal unfolds as he scours the island for an item of unfathomable power that Nanana hide while alive called the Nanana Collection.

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Source: animeanime

© 2014 Kazuma Ōtorino, EB! Publishing / Nanaejima Comprehensive Defence Assurance
© 2014 Kazuma Ōtorino, EB! Publishing / Nanaejima Comprehensive Defence Assurance
© 2014 Kazuma Ōtorino, EB! Publishing / Nanaejima Comprehensive Defence Assurance
© 2014 Kazuma Ōtorino, EB! Publishing / Nanaejima Comprehensive Defence Assurance

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