Let Me Fix You Short Anime Rescheduled to Mid-June Without Buta Productions
The project lost its animation studio and a key producer after a grooming allegation, and while the accuser has retracted, the studio says it will stop existing and the anime's long-term plans have been scaled back.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
The short anime adaptation of Sakura Kurihara's yuri manga Let Me Fix You has been rescheduled to mid-June following an internal investigation. Buta Productions and FAR are no longer involved, and the project's future beyond the current scope is uncertain.
The short anime of Sakura Kurihara's yuri manga Let Me Fix You will now release in mid-June instead of the previously planned May window. The official account announced on Friday that Buta Productions and FAR-Federico Antonio Russo, co-founder and co-producer of the studio-are no longer involved. The statement said the staff will publish what has already been started and paid for, but that the project was originally intended to be much bigger and has had to adjust plans beyond the current release until a new studio is found.
The change follows a May 2 post by a user named Maryco accusing FAR of grooming her. Maryco retracted the accusation on May 6. Buta Productions responded to ANN's inquiry, with FAR confirming he was the person who replied, saying the studio will stop existing and describing the accusations as partial, misleading, and malicious. A group calling itself Ponbleu, representing former Buta Productions staff, said the staff have reorganized without FAR. German publisher Dokico, which originally announced the project on April 4, said it will remain involved and handle planning and communication.
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