Space Dandy (new Shinichiro Watanabe anime)

[Mr. Dent]

From the maker and director of Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and Sakamichi no Apollon...

At his first Q&A session at Otakon 2013 today, Watanabe officially announced his long rumored/leaked TV series - Space Dandy. It will air in Japan starting in January 2014, and they're aggressively trying to sell the show internationally.

It is a crazy scifi comedy action series which he describes as "Mushroom Samba every week". The story is set in the far future, following Dandy - the dandiest guy in the galaxy - and his crew of alien hunters as they discover strange new worlds and look for unknown alien races.

Watanabe says they want to create an oldschool scifi adventure show with lots of new elements as well, and they want it to feel really epic. There will be a ton of variety and new aliens every week. They already have over 100 designs.

All of my YES. If this isn't the best anime since Panty & Stocking I will be extremely disappoint. My only regret is its not 2-cour.

 

[Tequilla]

It's Watanabe . No need to worry. It will be amazing .

Also Keiko Nobumoto writing once again !. With Dai Sato.

All Star talent.

 

[Asgard]

This looks hilarious.

 

[Soapy]

Shinichiro Watanabe

Mushroom Samba every week

 

[childeroland]

When is this out, in January?

Cannot come fast enough to suit me.

 

[Mr. Dent]

Yeah January.

 

[childeroland]

Nice.

 

[Jesse]

I thought this series was a lot of fun and some of the artwork was pretty trippy.

These special edition DVD sets are hilarious; Aloha Oe Crew (Amazon exclusive) and Boobies Experience (Funimation.com exclusive).