Watanabe Shinichiro Directs Sakamichi no Apollon

According to the official website, the production staff of Sakamichi no Apollon was announced. Watanabe Shinichiro and Kanno Yoko will work together for the first time in 12 years since Cowboy Bebop movie. It will be aired in Noitamina block from April.

Sakamichi no Apollon official website (trailer)

Staff:
Director: Watanabe Shinichiro
Character Designer: Yuki Nobuteru
Chief Animation Director: Yamashita Yoshimitsu
Script: Kakihara Yuko ("Persona 4 The Animation"), Kato Ayako ("Chihayafuru")
Music: Kanno Yoko
Production Studio: MAPPA (Maruyama Masao's new studio), Tezuka Productions

Source: OCN

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