 An original anime series titled Great Pretender was announced at the Wit Studio featuring Ani-Sta panel at Anime Expo on Thursday. The 23-episode anime series is scheduled for a 2020 debut.Staff Director: Hiro Kaburagi (91 Days) Script: Ryouta Kosawa (Confidence Man JP live-action drama) Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion) Music: Yutaka Yamada (Tokyo Ghoul) Producer: Maiko Okada (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni) The first episode of the anime series was also screened during the panel. An official website opened simultaneously with the text "Coming July 6." Wit Studio's most recent work, the third season of Shingeki no Kyojin, ended on Monday. The studio is producing a television anime adaptation of the award-winning manga Vinland Saga, which begins airing on July 8. Wit Studio also has two anime projects titled Moonrise and Vampire in the Garden in production. Ani-Sta is a "real animation" event sponsored by Wit Studio, which aims to connect the fans, studios, and the future creators. This marks the first time the event was held outside of Japan. Official site: http://www.greatpretender.jp/ Official Twitter: @GrePre_anime Source: Wit Studio's Ani-Sta Panel at Anime Expo Update July 6 The official website of the anime series updated on Saturday, revealing the story and broadcast station. The original television anime will air on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. Synopsis Only BADs are our targets! Trick you! Deceive you! Cheat all fortunes of you! You can hear our stories in LA, Singapore, London, Shanghai and Tokyo, Why? Our "CON GAMEs" stage, is the whole WORLD!! Masato Edamura is supposedly Japan's greatest swindler. Together with his partner Kudo, they try to trick a Frenchman in Asakusa but unexpectedly get tricked instead. The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry—a much higher-level "confidence man," in control of the mafia. Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him, after having engaged in the Frenchman's dirty jobs...! Source: Fuji TV Great Pretender on MAL |
VindstotJul 29, 2019 9:00 PM
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| Seems interesting. An original anime with Sadamoto's character designs, looking forward to it! |
Vindstot said: The 23-episode anime series is scheduled for a 2020 debut. https://twitter.com/tononet/status/1146844987256008705 |
tzarye14 said: Vindstot said: The 23-episode anime series is scheduled for a 2020 debut. https://twitter.com/tononet/status/1146844987256008705 Soooooooooooo......... this is worrying me about Shingeki no Kyojin Final Season |
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| oh god ... Rip Snk final season |
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| Just wait a little more, J.C. Staff is ready for SnK Final season. |
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| Looks interesting. I hope this gets done. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Weird putting Yoshiyuki's notable work as DieBuster. |
| uh... so what about snk. I just hope it remains within production IG and the same main staff. If a very different studio had taken over then the announcement for fall 2020 wouldn't have happened as quickly, imo. But anyway I am looking forward to more info about this new original series. |
| I'm worried about SnK s4. I think J.C staff might get its production. |
| almost sure that WIT will really not do Attack on Titan final season because of this and also Weird how there's no reaction/review of the premiere of the Great Pretender https://twitter.com/Bloodyredstar/status/1146876412147785732 |
| Definitly will be looking forward to it. Also, there's this :  |
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| No AOT final season, but no problem JC Staff gonna shoulder the production xD. So this is the project that WIT gonna produce in 2020, and its original so they are producers too. |
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| fans pretending this does not exist in hopes to keep the dream alive of Attack on Titan final season by WIT |
| Think this confirms WIT is done with AOT. I think the shift to IG is likely. I will give it a look though character designs seem nice. |
| Oh yes, I'm the great pretender.... Oh, wait, it's not about The Platters song? |
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| Seems fairly interesting and the 23-episode count is good to see! I’ll definitely give this a go when it comes out! I honestly don’t think this completely rules out Shingeki no Kyojin: Final Season just yet but I can’t really say that with utmost confidence either. |
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| I guess this adds to the rumor that Wit isn't doing the final season of SnK. Either way I'm looking forward to seeing this new project |
| Jesus people really can't help themselves but talk about SNK whenever WIT announces a new original anime. Last time people were bitching because Kabaneri slowed down their precious SNK S2 release and decided to unfairly bash on the show because of that reason. Will people bash this show if it results in the final SNK season being sent off to a different team? Lol. |
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| Oh, it's by the director of 91 days and the character design looks nice going by the picture DatRandomDude posted, i will keep an eye on this as well! :) |
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| So, last time it was Mikimoto and this time it's Sadamoto. Next time, they're going to get Takada? Anyway, great to see them again on a new original project, I hope this will be the good one this time (anscenario could help). At the same time, I'm pretty sad thinking how they will make Sadamoto's designs look flat and glossy AND redesign them, just like they did with Mikimoto's characters. (what's the point of hiring a famous charadesigner with a particular style when you end up asking someone else to streamline the result after) @CodeBlazeFate Any expectation? |
| This looks good. I'm excited. |
| Director is promising, and the character designs look interesting too. But yeah, let's hope that Production I.G. takes over AoT. |
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| News Update The official website of the anime series updated on Saturday, revealing the story and broadcast station. The original television anime will air on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. Synopsis Only BADs are our targets! Trick you! Deceive you! Cheat all fortunes of you! You can hear our stories in LA, Singapore, London, Shanghai and Tokyo, Why? Our "CON GAMEs" stage, is the whole WORLD!! Masato Edamura is supposedly Japan's greatest swindler. Together with his partner Kudo, they try to trick a Frenchman in Asakusa but unexpectedly get tricked instead. The Frenchman, whom they tried to swindle, turns out to be Laurent Thierry—a much higher-level 'confidence man,' in control of the mafia. Edamura is yet to find out what fate awaits him, after having engaged in the Frenchman's dirty jobs...! Source: Fuji TV |
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| Whoa, so many people are just talking about SnK. My mom and I were able to see the first episode. It was such a fun ride!! Ahhh!! I'm so excited! The characters will be going around the world conning bad people. To me, it had a very Lupin III vibe (which I love Lupin III) just maybe more modern and with a bit of a different set up. At the +Ultra panel, they stated that it'd be a great anime to encompass their ideals of reaching a global audience. I'd have to agree! |
malinoski554 said: WOW that one didn't age wellWhat the fuck are you crying about, there is no confirmation of WIT dropping the Attack on Titan, in fact, it is not very likely. Just use your fucking mind. Firstly, they can very possibly delay Attack on Titan, and Great Pretender may not even be the main reason behind it. The manga is not over yet. Maybe they won't have all the material in time. Secondly, Great Pretender may not affect Attack on Titan's production at all. They are premiering on two different seasons. WIT has half of the year to make Great Pretender, and half of the year to make Attack on Titan. There is no reason to panic. |
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