Popular Attack on Titan animation studio WIT is remaking an underrated ’90s anime, and we have the first trailer.
WIT Studio, known for directing the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, is already working on the remake of the One Piece anime, which adapts the first saga of the manga. However, the studio is not done with anime reboots yet as it has announced another reboot.
Yaiba, a Shonen manga by Gosho Aoyama, was serialized from 1988 to 1993 while the anime aired from 1993 to 1994. Gosho Aoyama is also known for creating Detective Conan.
Yaiba focuses on Yaiba Kurogane, who wants to become a samurai and trains hard with his father. His real difficulties begin when he arrives in Japan and must face a new civilized reality, living several dangerous adventures that make him stronger every day.
Takahiro Hasui (the director of Mob Psycho III) will direct the anime remake at WIT, with series composition by Toko Machida (Kemono Michi: Rise Up). Additionally, character and animation direction has been assigned to Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100), and music direction by Yutaka Yamada (VINLAND SAGA) and Yoshiaki Dewa (Hell’s Paradise).
“I’m looking forward to this one. I really liked the 1993 anime, so I want to see what they do with Kenyū Densetsu Yaiba,” wrote a fan.
Another adds: “WTH, every anime I wanted to watch as a kid is coming back with a remake! Thank you, anime gods.”
“The first thing that struck me when I watched the YAIBA video teaser was that the animation was exactly the same as back then, or rather, it was the characters Aoyama-sensei designed back then (tears). I can’t wait to see Okita-kun with those same designs,” shares another one.
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