Anime idea responsible for recent remaster
Among the news and announcements coming out of this weekend’sMana30th anniversary live stream, Square Enix announced that an anime series, based on 1999’sLegend of Mana, is currently in the works for Japanese TV. A release date was not announced.
The new anime series is expected to feature the settings and characters of the PlayStation release, the fourth mainline title in the long-runningManaseries. The anime is being produced by Warner Bros. Japan, along with partner studios Yokohama Animation Lab and Graphinica, previously responsible for the anime adaptations of the manga Hellsing.
In an interesting tidbit, it appears that the recent remaster of the originalLegend of Managame is a result of the desire to create this anime, not the other way around. According to Mana series producer Masaru Oyamada, theLegend of Manaremaster was not even in discussion, but a Warner Bros. executive pitched the anime series with such passion, that it ignited a desire within Oyamada to begin work on remastering the game!
While the anime series is clearly still somewhere in the far-flung future, you can check out the official websiteright here. Additionally, theLegend of Manaremasteris now available on PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
