Virgin Punk (ヴァージン・パンク Vājin Panku) is an upcoming original anime from studio SHAFT, first announced at Aniplex Online Fest 2024. Directed and designed by Yasuomi Umetsu, with a script by Yūya Takahashi, the anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025.
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Set in the year 2099, it follows a young bounty hunter named Ubu. The series features designs and concepts by Yasuomi Umetsu (known for KITE and Mezzo Forte) and is produced by studio Shaft (Monogatari Series).
Yuya Takahashi, scriptwriter for Lupin the 3rd, is in charge of the series composition. The first part of the anime, titled Clockwork Girl, is set to premiere at Cine Libre Ikebukuro and Osaka's Theatre Umeda in early summer 2025. Cast and further release details are yet to be announced.
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The official website for Virgin Punk, an original anime by director Yasuomi Umetsu and studio SHAFT, announced on Monday that Clockwork Girl, the first story in the series, will hit theaters on June 27. It will screen at Cine Libre Ikebukuro in Tokyo and Theatre Umeda in Osaka.
The story follows the struggles of the main character, Ubu, while exploring the intense desires and chaos of the strong personalities around her.
Umetsu and SHAFT are credited as the original creators. Umetsu (Kite, Mezzo, Girl’s High, Kiss and Cry) is directing the anime at SHAFT and handling character designs. Yūya Takahashi (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Lupin III: Part IV) is writing the script and overseeing the series composition. Key animators include Gen’ichirou Abe (Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu), Shinya Takahashi (Battle Angel), and Maho Kando (Josee, The Tiger and the Fish).
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The full list of announced production staff for Virgin Punk is as follows:
- Director/Character Designer: Yasuomi Umetsu
- Series Composer/Scriptwriter: Yuya Takahashi
- Main Animators: Genichiro Abe, Shinya Takahashi, Maho Kando
- Art Designer: Shinichi Yokota
- Art Directors: Yuji Honjo, Yuki Funagakure
- Color Designer: Yasuko Watanabe
- Directors of Photography: Takayuki Aizu, Rei Egami
- Editor: Rie Matsubara
- Sound Director: Shoji Hata
- Music: Yoshiaki Dewa (Hell's Paradise)
- Animation Production: SHAFT
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- Official Website
- Official X Account (Formerly Twitter)