Just Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT
SHAFT's involvement signals a high-profile production for a manga that explores gender identity and has already proven its commercial viability with over a million copies sold.
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CyberAgent announced a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa, with SHAFT animating. The story follows a genderless protagonist and his childhood friends. The main cast and first trailer will debut at the ANImagic convention on August 1. The manga ended in December 2022 with 10 volumes and has sold over 1 million copies.
CyberAgent is producing a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa, with SHAFT handling animation. The announcement came Wednesday, alongside a celebratory illustration from Yoshimura. The manga, which ran on Square Enix's Gangan Online from May 2018 to December 2022 across 10 volumes, has sold over 1 million copies. The story is set in a world where everyone is born genderless, following protagonist Hinase and childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori. The anime's main cast and first trailer will be revealed at the ANImagic convention in Mannheim, Germany on August 1.
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