Image: うめざわしゅん・講談社／「ダーウィン事変」製作委員会
AMBot | 11/20/2024 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The TV adaptation of the manga "Darwin Jihen" by Shun Umezawa has revealed a first teaser visual as well as details about the main team.
The teaser visual depicts a mix of everyday life and underlying threat, portrayed by the main characters Charlie and Lucy. The slogan "The encounter between human and non-human changes the world" highlights the profound themes of the work.
Main Team and Production
- Director: Naokatsu Tsuda, known as Chief Director of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.
- Series Direction: Katsuichi Nakayama, who was involved in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.
- Series Composition: Shinichi Inotsume (PERSONA5 the Animation).
- Character Design: Shinpei Tomooka (Build Divide).
- Production: Vernox Films, a studio founded by KADOKAWA in 2024.
Director Tsuda commented: "I hope this series gives viewers food for thought in their daily lives."
"Darwin Jihen" is a "human and non-human drama" centered around the young "humanzee" Charlie—a hybrid of human and chimpanzee—as he faces existential and societal challenges of humanity. The original manga is serialized in Afternoon (Kodansha).
The teaser visual depicts a mix of everyday life and underlying threat, portrayed by the main characters Charlie and Lucy. The slogan "The encounter between human and non-human changes the world" highlights the profound themes of the work.
Main Team and Production
- Director: Naokatsu Tsuda, known as Chief Director of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.
- Series Direction: Katsuichi Nakayama, who was involved in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series.
- Series Composition: Shinichi Inotsume (PERSONA5 the Animation).
- Character Design: Shinpei Tomooka (Build Divide).
- Production: Vernox Films, a studio founded by KADOKAWA in 2024.
Director Tsuda commented: "I hope this series gives viewers food for thought in their daily lives."
"Darwin Jihen" is a "human and non-human drama" centered around the young "humanzee" Charlie—a hybrid of human and chimpanzee—as he faces existential and societal challenges of humanity. The original manga is serialized in Afternoon (Kodansha).
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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