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French/Japanese Anime MFKZ Gets Japanese Dub in Theaters
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
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The Japanese cast includes (from left to right in picture below): Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Willy.
French video game and comics publisher Ankama and Japan's Studio 4°C (Tekkon Kinkreet, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc) co-produced the Steamboy) served as art director.
The project was first and at the inaugural Animation is Film Festival in October 2017.
acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, and will release the film theatrically in English on October 11.
Renard's original comic series is set in "Dark Meat City" — a "pre-apocalyptic American urban jungle" — and revolves around Angelino, a young man whose scooter accident results in the acquisition of supernatural powers. Ankama's official website for the comic stated that it is inspired by science fiction of the 1950s, hip hop music, and wrestling.
Titan Comics released the first volume of the original French graphic novel in English-speaking countries in 2015.
Sources: MFKZ official Japanese website, Comic Natalie
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