Shaft Produces 'Virgin Punk' Original Anime Series

by Vindstot
Sep 16, 11:35 AM | 23 Comments

The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event announced an original anime series titled Virgin Punk on Monday, revealing the production staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and the first promotional video. The first installment, Clockwork Girl, will premiere in Cine Libre Ikebukuro in Tokyo and Theater Umeda in Osaka in early Summer 2025.

Yasuomi Umetsu, best known for creating A Kite (Kite) and Mezzo Forte, is credited as the original creator alongside animation studio Shaft. This marks Umetsu's first work in ten years since he created and directed Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil (Wizard Barristers) in 2014.

Staff
Original Creator, Director, Character Design: Yasuomi Umetsu
Series Composition, Script: Yuuya Takahashi (Lupin III: Part IV)
Main Animator: Genichirou Abe (Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen), Shinya Takahashi (Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works assistant animation director), Maho Kando (Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn key animation)
Sub-character Design: Keita Matsumoto (Persona 5 the Animation: The Day Breakers character design)
Art Design: Shinichi Yokota (Psycho-Pass Movie)
Art Director: Yuuji Honjou (Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 2: Anemone), Yuuki Funagakure (Wonder Egg Priority)
Assistant Art Director: Mizuki Saitou (Dance Dance Danseur)
Color Design: Yasuko Watanabe (Bishounen Tanteidan)
Prop Design: Naoko Kouda (Blood-C), Shinya Nishizawa (Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon character design)
Mechanical Design: Niθ (Muv-Luv Alternative)
Director of Photography: Takayuki Aizu (Fate/Extra: Last Encore), Rei Egami (Luminous Witches)
3DCG: Studio Moe, Cre-p, DandeLion Animation Studio, Shaft
Motion Graphics: Capsule
Editing: Rie Matsubara (Undead Girl Murder Farce)
Sound Director: Shouji Hata (Spy x Family)
Music: Yoshiaki Dewa (Yofukashi no Uta)
Studio: Shaft
Distribution: Aniplex

Synopsis
The story follows Ubu, a young woman who finds herself living the dangerous life of a bounty hunter. As she grapples with her inner turmoil, she becomes entangled in a world filled with chaos and the desires of the powerful and eccentric individuals around her.

PV

Official site: https://virgin-punk.com/
Official X (Twitter): @virginpunk_pr

Source: animate Times

Virgin Punk on MAL

20 of 23 Comments Recent Comments

looks cool! i wonder if they rotoscoped scenes, animation kind of reminds me of chainsaw man. looking forward to it!

Sep 29, 8:20 AM by reysune

Umetsu? yay! Bounty hunter? yay! Not X-rated? :(

Sep 28, 1:38 PM by RenaPsychoKiller

@RobertBobert While they say different stories that differ in terms of tone, I say yes, because Mezzo Forte OVA, in which one important character from A Kite appears, is a prequel to Mezzo DSA TV series. Therefore, it's safe to assume that these three shows belong to the same universe. You can also add Kite Liberator OVA, a sequel to A Kite, to this list as well. I wonder if Virgin Punk will have any connection to any of those works. Probably not, but who knows. I'd appreciate seeing a decent cameo of, in example, one of Mezzo DSA's characters, hehe.

Sep 24, 11:50 PM by Adnash

@Adnash I've been wanting to ask for a long time, are all these shows part of the same universe?

Sep 24, 1:26 PM by RobertBobert

Yasuomi Umetsu is not only directing a new anime, but on top of that he returns with a show that gives so, so huge A Kite and Mezzo DSA vibes?! Excellent. This information alone would be already great, but woah, this trailer looks stunning. Wonderful news. :D I can't wait to watch this show.

Sep 24, 3:23 AM by Adnash

love Umetsu and I'm glad to see him back.

Sep 18, 6:06 AM by ItsXolo

Didn't know we would be getting a Remake of "A Kite"

Sep 17, 8:26 PM by ilovemt1000

Honestly looks fantastic. Seeing a 2000's style with modern animation techniques creates such a unique visual flare.

Sep 16, 11:46 PM by Calal-Chan

I’m so excited my boy Umetsu is backkkkkk so happy to see this! Can’t wait ❤️

Sep 16, 9:05 PM by Oddish

looks good the visuals are not that bad

Sep 16, 4:56 PM by olly5656

weeeeeee, I recognize that design, weeeeeee!

Sep 16, 4:54 PM by Absurdo_N

I love umetsu's character designs, can't wait to see how shaft handles it! I just hope the story is good tho.

Sep 16, 3:54 PM by VivavideoUser2x

Really looking forward to this, PV looks good.

Sep 16, 3:11 PM by MegamiRem

Unfortunately there probably won't be any sex scenes in this.

Still expecting some great action and hopefully some raunchy fanservice as par for course for any Umetsu directed anime.

No expectations for this otherwise, anything would be a step up after Wizard Barristers tbh.

Sep 16, 1:58 PM by Yorusigh

@Catalano
Maybe the anime does have all that. What you have to wonder is how explicit it will be with those issues.

Sep 16, 12:55 PM by asmita_san

I refuse to watch this if it doesn't have rape, violence, blood, gore, guns, bare tits and rape

Sep 16, 12:47 PM by Catalano

Yasuomi Umetsu is back! 🔥
It looks great in every way 🤩. I wish more great quality sci-fi anime were made. I'm really looking forward to this new project 😊.

Sep 16, 12:38 PM by asmita_san

The early 2000s called, they want their anime back

Sep 16, 12:25 PM by EcchiGodMamster

@Piromysl Shaft's hentai idea sounds equally crazy and funny, but who knows what direction they'll decide to take. Not hentai, of course, but it will clearly be something edgy.

Sep 16, 12:23 PM by RobertBobert

If it is more like Mezzo DSA and less like Wizard Barristers I am in.