REF: http://www.animeanime.biz/archives/21839

There is a news article stating some interesting things about Fuji TV and their big plans for Monster Hunter Stories. Details like who is making it and overseas plans included. While plans don’t always work out, and we know it’s a while away, it’s nice to know their ambition!

Here is my lazy translation:

Fuji TV, one of the major players in broadcast television, is making a move to expand their anime business. In 2016, Fuji TV will broadcast a new anime show, “Monster Hunter Stories” (tentative), based on the upcoming video game of the same title slated for release in 2016 by Capcom. This will be the first time the Monster Hunter series has had an anime show.

Fuji TV have announced that they will be creating a new anime show slot during the daytime (6am~7pm) for this show, marking the first time in 10 years an anime show has captured a new slot since One Piece moved to its current one. Fuji TV will be positioning Monster Hunter Stories for kids and family.

They have only announced that it will start broadcast in 2016 and specifics on when and what time, as well as info on the staff and story, have not yet been revealed. However, in an interview on September 30, President Chihiro Kameyama mentioned that the animation production studio David Production would be in charge of the show. David Production was established in 2007 and is known for producing the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure series, Tatakau Shiso, Level E, and more. They surprised the industry when they were acquired by Fujji TV in July 2014. (Some blah about why the acquisition will help them as a company create new businesses)

In the interview he also made it clear that this anime series is something they plan to not only broadcast, but also make into an anime business, including products, distribution and licensing, as well as plans to bring it overseas. They are planning for it to be a business in the same way Yu-Gi-Oh! and NARUTO are big businesses for TV Tokyo.

(some blah blah about Fuji TV showing efforts to straighten their anime business and how MH Stories will help them capture the kids anime market and become a player in the anime business).

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