Mystery Anime Movie Loups=Garous Announced

by dtshyk
Oct 6, 2009 1:55 AM | 21 Comments

An official website of a new anime movie "Loups=Garous" was launched on October 6th. It's based on Kyougoku Natsuhiko's sci-fi mystery novel "Loups=Garous Kihisubeki Okami". The movie will be premiered in 2010. A manga adaptation (Amazon) has been published in Monthly Comic Ryu since 2006.

Loups=Garous official website

Staff
Director: Fujisaku Jun-ichi ("Blood+")
Script: Goto Midori ("Tsubasa Chronicle: Tori Kago no Kuni no Himegimi"), Harada Sayaka (episode scenario of "Kemono no Souja Erin")
Original Character Design: Hashii Chizu
Animation Character Design & General Graphic Director: Ishii Meiji ("Prince of Tennis: The Two Samurai, The First Game")
Production Studio: Production I.G, Trans Arts

Synopsis:
The story takes place in a near future. Population of mankind greatly decreased due to a killer virus. People avoid physical contacts ("real contact") with each other and most of the human activities are done online. In such a controlled world, a group of girls actively make real contacts. A serial murder killing only girls makes them confront the rule of the closed world.

The movie will tie-up with a Japanese rock band SCANDAL. The characters admire them as a rock band, which was popular in the distant past.

Source: Bandai's press release (PDF)

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I'm actually really interested in the story. It seems promising so I'll sure watch it!

Mar 6, 2010 1:57 PM by sayami

It seems worth trying.

Oct 7, 2009 11:42 PM by Shin-Shitsuji

This movie looks extremely interesting. I will probably look out for it.

Oct 7, 2009 10:51 AM by theaustincritic

Looks like this could be good. I'll check it out.

Oct 7, 2009 8:42 AM by cyruz

Probably won't watch it but the director also did Blood+? That anime was pretty good, even though it was rather boring at times. In fact, I never managed to finish all 50 episodes. I made it pass the 30-episode mark though.

Oct 6, 2009 9:38 PM by Kira01

Why does this look like Blood+ 2.0?

Oct 6, 2009 8:57 PM by saka

I second Krayt's comment. Sounds like an interesting anime plus a tie in with SCANDAL? awesome!

Oct 6, 2009 4:18 PM by Dr_MALpractice

sounds great. and there's going to be music by SCANDAL. yay.

Oct 6, 2009 2:25 PM by Krayt

It's "loups", plural of "loup", French for "Wolf." Pronounced like the name Lou.
Incidentally, "loups-garoux" means werewolves. It also rhymes. What fun this is. ^_^

So this movie will be about werewolves? And murders? And a deadly virus? Sounds like there's a virus turning people into werewolves who in turn are murdering girls. And apparently there's some virtual reality component to it as well, as per Viz's descrption of the manga.

Not sure what to think of it, to be honest. Looks kinda corny, but I do enjoy a good murder mystery. May watch for the possibility of lolcyberwerewolves, if nothing else.

Oct 6, 2009 12:56 PM by BokuSatchii

but how do they reproduce.

Oct 6, 2009 12:55 PM by windy

Huh!, seems pretty cool.

Oct 6, 2009 11:41 AM by Slykain

Do want.

Oct 6, 2009 8:11 AM by Hikari_Tajiri

and i actually read lupus :X

Oct 6, 2009 4:53 AM by katzenjammer

awesome

Oct 6, 2009 4:36 AM by Corpse69

its not lupis

Oct 6, 2009 4:16 AM by ABigChungus

Sounds awesome

Oct 6, 2009 3:36 AM by dPsychc

looks promising..
but i guess we won't be able to watch it until 2011 ><!

Oct 6, 2009 3:09 AM by yumiche

Sounds interesting.
Since it's by Production I.G, i'll check it out anyway.

Oct 6, 2009 2:30 AM by Sohei

flygon250 said:
So what is this anime, about anyway? I can't really say whether I would watch it or not without some more info. Looking at the author's previous works, this looks like it could be pretty violent as well.

dude...do you fail at mythology?....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycanthrope

"The French name for a werewolf, sometimes used in English, is loup-garou (pronounced /lugaˈru/), from the Latin noun lupus meaning wolf. The second element is thought to be from Old French garoul meaning "werewolf." This in turn is most likely from Frankish *wer-wulf meaning "man-wolf."

Adding that to the storyline in the news, makes me really excited.

Oct 6, 2009 2:27 AM by Ahenshihael

just looking at the staff makes me excited and it's Production I.G!!!

Oct 6, 2009 2:19 AM by DingDingDong

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