Animation studio behind Netflix's Arcane reveals the one manga series it'd love to adapt

Jul. 16, 2024

“It’s essential to find those that genuinely benefit from being animated”

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Fortiche Studio, the animation group behind Netflix’s Arcane, has revealed which manga series it’d love to take a stab at adapting.

In a new interview with anime streamerCrunchyroll, co-founder Pascal Charrue pinpointed Naoki Urasawa’s works or, more specifically, Takehiko Inoue’s Vagabond, which centers on Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, when asked which manga they’d love to develop for the small screen. “It’s a masterpiece with incredible depth and stunning artwork that would be fascinating to bring to life,” he said of the series, which is based on a novel by Eiji Yoshikawa.“When considering manga to adapt, it’s essential to find those that genuinely benefit from being animated,” Charrue went on. “Often, I find myself disappointed with some adaptations due to the simple fact that the pacing of a manga, which you control as a reader, doesn’t always translate well to animation.”

Elsewhere in the lengthy chat, Charrue said that while Fortiche is not really looking to develop new takes on existing material, he was a big fan ofCyberpunk: Edgerunners, too, and sees how it’d match up to the studio’s signature storytelling.“I must admit, I don’t watch as much anime as I used to due to time constraints, but the last one that really caught my attention was Cyberpunk: Edgerunners by Hiroyuki Imaishi at Studio Trigger,” Charrue continued. “I initially watched it out of curiosity because it’s also an adaptation of a video game. Even though it’s quite different from Arcane, they managed to successfully incorporate emotion into the story, which is something we always aim to achieve in our own work.”

For now, Fortiche is gearing up to releasethe second season of Arcane, which’ll see sparring sistersJinx (Ella Purnell) and Vi (Hailee Steinfeld)continue to navigate the unfolding war between the residents of wealthy city Piltover and its struggling underbelly Zaun.

While a specific premiere date has yet to be announced, Netflix has confirmed the show will return sometime in November. For more, check out our guide to thebest Netflix showsfor some viewing inspiration.

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