Despera Anime Project Gets Manga Adaptation in 2027
The continuation arrives as a manga rather than animation, a path that keeps ABe and Konaka's premise alive more than a decade after the anime stalled.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Chiaki J. Konaka announced at Spain's Japan Weekend Madrid that Yoshitoshi ABe's stalled Despera anime project is getting a manga in 2027. He posted a visual on X on Monday. Konaka said the manga's setting and era will differ from the original project announcement, and that it is not related to Serial Experiments Lain. The anime has been on hold since director Ryutaro Nakamura died in 2013.
Konaka gave the update at Japan Weekend Madrid, then posted a visual to X. The manga is set for 2027. He said the setting and era will differ from the original project announcement, and that the manga is not connected to Serial Experiments Lain.
The anime was unveiled by ABe at Seattle's Sakura-Con in 2009, with ABe designing characters and Konaka writing the script. It was put on hold after director Ryutaro Nakamura died in 2013. ABe said in October 2014 that the project was continuing with a new director. Konaka's last update, in 2021, described a suspension of a year and a few months during the COVID-19 pandemic and a funding scheme that was 80 percent complete.
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- Anime News Network News Stalled Despera Anime Project Gets Manga