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The popular manga series Gangsta by Kohske featured in Monthly Comic @Bunch will be animated and aired from July 2015. Both the opening and ending theme songs have also been decided and announced. The song “Renegade” to be released on July 22 by Stereo Dive Foundation will start off each episode as the opening them, and Annabel’s “Yoru no Kuni” that is set to be released on Aug. 26 will be featured as the ending theme.
The Gangsta series began back in 2011. The intense story takes place in Ergastulum, the city of crime, where multipurpose “handymen” Worick and Nicolas live out their tough and dramatic lives. In addition to perpetuous crime, there exists a constant conflict between Normals who are standard and unaltered human beings, and those referred to as Twilight who possess significantly enhanced abilities.
Manglobe has been entrusted with the production, and Shuko Murase - well known from Ergo Proxy - has been appointed as director of the anime series. These two announcements alone should bring a significant amount of hype and anticipation to fans awaiting the release of the series.
Stereo Dive Foundation, the solo project from R.O.N., is credited for music in various games and anime series such as Beyond the Boundary. What kind of sound Stereo Dive Foundation will bring forth this time to tell the story of Gangsta is still unknown and subject to plenty of attention and anticipation. Annabel, who has been selected for the ending theme of the series, is an Argentine artist who has performed plenty of popular anime tracks.
Accompanying the announcements regarding the new anime series was the revealing of a special promotional video titled “Part 1.5.” Moreover, news about advance screening events with certain broadcasting stations were also revealed, further increasing the level of anticipation for the series.
More details will likely be provided as we move closer to the actual release date, so please make sure to keep an eye open for updates!
[Staff]
Author: Kohske (featured in Shinchosha’s Monthly Comic @Bunch)
Director: Shuko Murase
Series Director: Koichi Hatsumi
Series Composer: Shinichi Inotsume
Character Designer: Yoichi Ueda
Background Artist: Masahiro Kubota
Art Director: Masatoshi Kai (Studio Kaimu)
Color Designer: Yuko Saito
Prop Designer: Shinobu Tsuneki
Director of Photography: Yuichiro Osada (Asahi Production)
Editor: Tomoki Nagasaka (J Film)
Director of Audiography: Yukio Nagasaki
Music: Tsutchie
Anime Production: Manglobe
Opening Theme: “Renegade” by Stereo Dive Foundation
Ending Theme: “Yoru no Kuni” by Annabel
© 2014 BONES / Project SPACE DANDY
© Kohske / Shinchosha, Gangsta Production Committee
Source: animeanime
