TRIGGER of "Kill la Kill" and "Promea" has decided to produce "BNA," a completely new and original TV anime, the latest work that has been eagerly awaited around the world!

TRIGGER of "Kill la Kill" and "Promea" announces production of its latest, globally-anticipated original TV animation series "BNA BNA."

At Anime Expo 2019, one of the largest anime events in North America, held July 4-7, 2019, TRIGGER of "Kill la Kill" and "Promea" announced the production of its latest work, the original TV animation series "BNA BNA", which has been highly anticipated worldwide. The official report has just arrived and will be introduced below.

Official Report】 *Titles omitted

Anime Expo 2019, one of the largest anime events in North America, was held from July 4-7, 2019. The TRIGGER team is also participating in this event with the movie "Promea," which has surpassed 500,000 audiences and 740 million yen in box office revenue (as of July 3) in Japan. When the North American premiere of "Promea" started at 9:00 a.m. Japan time on July 6 (5:00 p.m. local time on July 5), the audience went into a frenzy and the screening ended with great excitement. A panel with TRIGGER staff followed at 11:00 a.m. Japan time on July 6 (7:00 p.m. local time on July 5), announcing the studio's latest creation, the original animated TV series "BNA B.N.A.".

TRIGGER is a studio that has been actively creating original works since its establishment in 2011. The studio has many genius creators such as Yoh Yoshinari, the director of this film, Hiroyuki Imaishi, the director of "Kill la Kill" and "Promea," Tetsu Amemiya, the director of "SSSS.GRIDMAN," and super animator Sushira, who has also participated in Mamoru Hosoda's works, and has produced unique and original works by fully utilizing their talent. Their talents have been fully demonstrated to produce unique and original works of art. The studio has also achieved uncompromising creativity and overwhelming quality through a style in which the entire studio devotes its heart and soul to a single work. What will TRIGGER, which is known for its original works, choose next?　Animation fans around the world will be watching closely.

Along with the announcement of the new work, the first key visual has been released. It depicts two characters standing on the rooftop of a skyscraper against the backdrop of a neon-lit urban cityscape. According to director Yoshinari, who created the character line drawings for this visual, the girl's name is Michiru. Upon closer inspection, Michiru has animal-like ears and a tail. Behind Michiru is the silhouette of a wolf-like man wearing a coat. Who is the man?　What is their relationship?　Please wait for further information on the details that you are anxious to know. The distinctive coloring of this visual is the result of background art and coloring by Canadian artist GENICE CHAN. The worldwide popularity of TRIGGER has made it possible to create a worldwide staging.

The film is directed by Yoh Yoshinari. After playing a central role as an animator in the legendary "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (broadcast in 1995), he also worked as a director. He made his directorial debut with the short film "Little Witch Academia" (released in 2013), which was screened at "Anime Mirai." The film was made into a series as "Little Witch Academia: Magic Parade" (released in 2015) and "Little Witch Academia" (broadcast in 2017), which was well received and The series ended with favorable reviews. With this momentum, BNA B.N.A." will be the next film to be directed by the company. Director Yoshinari, who has a large number of fixed fans due to his high level of drawing ability and abundant directing expression, has anime fans eagerly anticipating what kind of story they can expect to see in his latest original work.

The script is written by Kazuki Nakajima. He has produced numerous stage scripts as the lead writer for Gekidan Shinkansen. In recent years, he has been active not only in the theater world, but also in a wide range of other fields, including series composition for "Gurren Lagann" (broadcast in 2007), original story and screenplay for "Kill la Kill" (broadcast in 2013), and screenplay for "Promea" (to be released in 2019). The next story spun by Kazuki Nakajima, who most recently enthralled numerous audiences with the hotly-developed royal road story of "Promea," is a must-see for anime fans. This is the first collaboration between director Yoh Yoshinari and screenwriter Kazuki Nakajima. Expect to see a chemical reaction between these two genius creators.

Fans can look forward to the TV anime "BNA BNA," which brings together the long-awaited creators!

Production Information
TV animation "BNA BNA

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Director：Yoh Yoshinari
Screenplay: NAKAJIMA Kazuki
Animation Production: TRIGGER

Broadcast Information: Scheduled to air on Fuji Television Network's "+Ultra" in 2020

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