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TV Tokyo and Plott Team on Mecha Samurai With Hiroyuki Takei Drafts
TV Tokyo will co-develop the short anime Mecha Samurai with Plott, with character drafts by Shaman King author Hiroyuki Takei.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime Anime.
Why it matters
TV Tokyo is entering YouTube-centered short anime distribution through a partner whose channels already reach 1 billion monthly views, and it is attaching a known manga name to the first project.
Key Facts
- TV Tokyo and Plott are co-developing the short anime Mecha Samurai.
- Hiroyuki Takei, known for Shaman King, is handling the main character drafts.
- Mecha Samurai distributes vertical short videos on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok starting November 2.
- Preseason episode 1 begins distribution on November 20, with the main story scheduled for next spring.
- Kentaro Mashiro voices Chikai Kuzumi, Riona Yamashita voices Yuna Fujimiya, and Ayumu Mizukami voices Kiyoharu Obana.
The vertical short videos run on YouTube, X, Instagram, and TikTok from November 2, with preseason episode 1 on November 20 and the main story set for next spring. Kentaro Mashiro voices Chikai Kuzumi, Riona Yamashita is Yuna Fujimiya, and Ayumu Mizukami is Kiyoharu Obana.
The setting is a modern Japan dotted with gates to another world, called Kimon, that mechanical monsters called Yokai come through. The resistance group Samurai enters the gates to kill them, and Chikai Kuzumi fights with a Katana carrying the power of the Yokai he is meant to destroy.
Plott produces the short anime and handles the business side. The company's YouTube short anime lineup includes Teikou Penguin, Konketsu no Karekore, Zenryoku Kaihi Flag-chan!, and Shiritsu Para no Maru Koko, and its channels reach 1 billion monthly views and 24 billion cumulative views. A PV and battle scene shots are out alongside the announcement.
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