WOWOW original anime "The King of Fire Hunting" by Junji Nishimura and Mamoru Oshii will be broadcast!

The full-length fantasy novel "The Fire-Hunting King" by Rieko Hyuga will be broadcast as a WOWOW original anime. It will be directed by Junji Nishimura and composed and written by Mamoru Oshii.

The Fire-Hunting King" is a full-length fantasy novel by Rieko Hinata, known for "Amefuru Honya" and other works. With the theme of "fire," the story depicts children living in a world after the final war of mankind, and how they face many difficulties while trying their best to survive.

The story is a fantasy full of originality, and many readers have been moved by its deep themes.

Directed by Junji Nishimura of "SAMURAI DEEPER KYO" and "Today's Ma-O! and "Ghost in the Shell" and "The Sky Crawlers" director Mamoru Oshii is in charge of the composition and script. Animation production is handled by Signal M.D., whose credits include "Fate/Grand Order the Movie - Camelot in the Sacred Round Table Region - Part 1 Wandering; Agateram.

How will the tag team of Nishimura and Oshii, who also worked on "Buradollabu," animate and express Rieko Hyuga's delicate and dynamic story? We cannot take our eyes off it.

Introduction of the original work
A full-length fantasy novel series "The Fire-Hunting King
A world after the final war of mankind. The land is covered with black forests, and people are affected by an ignition pathogen that causes people's bodies to catch fire when they come into contact with natural fire. Fire in this world is harvested by hunting fire demons, black beasts that live in the forest. Recently, there has been a rumor whispered among fire hunters who hunt fire demons. The fire hunter who hunts the artificial star that wanders in the void, the millennial comet "Shaking Fire," will be called the king of fire hunters.
The protagonists of the story are Touko, a girl who grew up in a village, and Koushi, a former student in the capital. The encounter between these two people, who should never have met, changes the fate of the world.

Original story: Rieko Hyuga
Illustrations: Akihiro Yamada
Published by Holp Shuppan
4 volumes already published, 1 volume of an outside story

Biography
Director: Junji Nishimura
Directed and directed his first film "Professional Golfer Monkey" in 1980. Directed "Urusei Yatsura 2 Beautiful Dreamer" directed by Mamoru Oshii. Other films he directed: "Ranma 1/2: Nekuto Hen", "Arrest me, I'll kill you the MOVIE", "SAMURAI DEEPER KYO", "Fiddler of Hamelin", "Today, Ma-Oh! , "SHIMOON", "truetears", etc.

■Composition/Screenplay: Mamoru Oshii
Film director and producer, born in 1951. Born in Tokyo. Graduated from Tokyo Gakugei University, Faculty of Education, Department of Art Education. Joined Tatsunoko Production and made his directorial debut with the TV animation "Ippatsu Kanta-kun. Later moved to Studio Pierrot, where he participated in "Urusei Yatsura" and many other productions. He later became a freelance director.
His film "Ghost in the Shell" (1995), which was released simultaneously in Japan, the U.S., and the U.K., had a major impact on James Cameron, the Wachowski Brothers, and other prominent foreign directors. Since "Red Spectacles," he has been ambitiously challenging himself with numerous live-action films, including "Avalon.
His major works include "Mobile Police Patlabor," "Ghost in the Shell," and "The Sky Crawlers.

■Animation Production: Signal M.D.
Established in October 2014 as an IG Port Group company. Since its establishment, the company has been producing a wide range of animation works, including theatrical productions and TV series, using digital technology with a focus on digital drawing.
Representative works include "Hirune Hime - Watashi no Watashi no Monogatari", "Fate/Grand Order the Movie - Camelot, the Sacred Round Table Region - Part 1 Wandering; Agateram", "Words Spring Up Like Cider", "MARS RED", "Platinum End", etc.

■Original work: Rieko Hinata
Author of children's literature. Major works include the "Amefuru Bookstore" series, which has sold a total of 280,000 copies, "To the Magic Garden" (both from Doshinsha), "The Merry-Go-Round of Lost Stars" (Shogakukan), "Sunday Kingdom" and "Hoshi no Radio to Nejimaki Sekai" (PHP Research Institute).

■Painting: Akihiro Yamada
Manga artist and illustrator. Visiting professor at the Faculty of Manga, Kyoto Seika University.
His main manga is "Rhodes Island Senki: The Seine of Pharis" (original by Ryo Mizuno, KADOKAWA), and he has illustrated the "Twelve Kingdoms" series (written by Miyumi Ono, Shinchosha) and the "Dream Buster" series (written by Miyabe Miyuki, Tokuma Shoten). (character design), and many more.

Works】】WOWOWOW Original Animation "Fire" (written by Miyabe Miyuki, Tokutoten)
WOWOW Original Animation "The Fire-Hunting King
Broadcast date: to be announced
Original story: Rieko Hyuga Illustration: Akihiro Yamada
Director: Junji Nishimura
Composition/Screenplay: Mamoru Oshii
Animation production: Signal M.D.

Rieko Hyuga, Holp Shuppan/WOWOW