Cencoroll – Revived from the depths of production hell

After being in production hell, Cencoroll has been picked up by Sony’s anime production company Aniplex. It was originally part of Anime Innovation Tokyo, a company who provides support to independent creators who wish to animate their ideas. Cencoroll was one of the ideas chosen out of 20 winners. At first it was set to release in 2007, but ended up being delayed. Now that Aniplex has picked it up, I think that we can expect a definite release.

What really impresses me here, is that it was all done by one person. Not that it’s the first time something like that has been done, but to imagine the sheer amount of work and dedication that went into making something as polished as this will earn my respect even if it turns out to be a let down on the story side. However it does have an unusual plot…

The story begins with Yuki and her friend Tetsu. Tetsu happens to own a strange blobish creature named Cenco as his pet. After a giant monster appears in town and sends its citizens into panic, it is up to the trio to fight the battle.

Alright, so there hasn’t been a lot of information released about the story, but that’s ok, I think the trailer speaks for itself more than any of the plot explanations I’ve seen thus far. While the Spring season made me wary to get hyped about anything, I can’t help but feel a little bit excited for what this show hints to promise.

Anime Innovation Tokyo: http://anime-innovation.jp