Netflix has just confirmed in a new teaser trailer that their upcoming Moonrise anime from Wit Studios won’t release until 2024.
During Netflix’s Geeked Week extravaganza in June 2022, animation was featured as part of the Day Three livestream. Among the new teasers were Farzar, Exception, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Uncle from Another World, The Dragon Prince and Moonrise.
The latter series has particularly caught the attention of fans as it is helmed by the team at Wit Studios, the team behind the early Attack on Titan seasons, Vampire in the Garden and Princess Connect Re:Dive.
However, a new teaser trailer for the sci-fi anime series has confirmed that Moonrise won’t release on Netflix until 2024 – here’s everything that we know so far.
What is the Moonrise anime about?
Moonrise is Netflix’s upcoming original anime series from manga author Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble and Ghost in the Shell Arise) and the creative team at Wit Studios.
The series was first announced back in late 2018 and will focus on the lives of two men, Jack and Al, whilst being set in the near future on both planet Earth and the Moon.
“’Moonrise’ will portray the lives of two men, Jack and Al, as they confront various hardships in the vast world of outer space. All action and scenery in the unexplored parts of the Moon will be illustrated using an innovative type of animation unlike any seen before. My sincere wish is that this project inspires contemporary lives everywhere.” – CEO of Wit Studios George Wada, via Anime News Network.
Directing the series will be Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan and Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa), who commented “I am confident that I can meet the best creators in this work and make the best work! SF action entertainment animation that weaves on the moon! Please look forward to it.”
What date will Moonrise release on Netflix?
As confirmed in the recently released teaser trailer, Moonrise sadly won’t release on Netflix until 2024.
A more specific release window, nor episode total have been shared for the upcoming sci-fi anime series.
One reason why the show may be such a long time away from airing is because the creators at Wit Studio are hard at work with other anime projects, under the assumption that Moonrise will not take priority over the likes of ‘Spy x Family season 1 part 2’, ‘Onipan!’ and ‘Grimm’.
“The Netflix Series “Moonrise” tells a story written by novelist and screenwriter Tou Ubukata, who won several awards for his novel “Tenchi Meisatsu” and has handled series composition and screenplays for popular anime series such as “Fafner in the Azure” and “Psycho-Pass.” Manga artist Hiromu Arakawa, who has earned overwhelming popularity for creating several classic manga series such as “Fullmetal Alchemist” and “Silver Spoon,” has designed the characters for the anime, creating a set of characters full of charm.” – Moonrise trailer caption, via Netflix Anime.
The good news is that if fans want to find out more about the upcoming series, a prologue for the anime was released via Amazon back in December 2018 – it is also available for online reading.
Every Wit Studio anime title so far
Wit Studios are among the most iconic animation studios working in the industry today, but which movie and TV series has the Tokyo-based company worked on before Moonrise?
- Spy x Family (2022)
- Onipan! (2022)
- Bubble (2022)
- Vampire in the Garden (2022)
- Ranking of Kings (2021)
- Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song (2021)
- The Missing 8 (2021)
- Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
- Garugaku: Saint Girls Square Academy (2020)
- Great Pretender (2020)
- Kedama no Gonjir? (2019)
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle (2019)
- Vinland Saga (2019)
- After the Rain (2018)
- Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening (2018)
- Pokémon the movie: The Power of Us (2018)
- The Ancient Magus’ Bride (2017)
- Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (2017)
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016)
- Star Fox Zero: The Battle Beings (2016)
- The Rolling Girls (2015)
- Seraph of the End (2015)
- The Empire of Corpses (2015)
- Hozuki’s Coolheadedness (2014)
- Attack on Titan (2013)
- Hal (2013)
The studio has also worked on four video games and four music videos for associated projects.
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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