Kagaku×Bōken TV Anime Debuts October 5: Science and Adventure Survival
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NHK has announced that the television anime adaptation of the popular manga series Kagaku Manga Survival will premiere on October 5 at 6:25 p.m. on the NHK Educational channel.
The anime series, titled Kagaku×Bōken Survival!, will explore seven different themes, each consisting of a varying number of episodes:
- Abnormal weather survival (three episodes)
- Insect world survival (three episodes)
- New virus survival (three episodes)
- Antarctica survival (two episodes)
- AI survival (three episodes)
- Dinosaur world survival (three episodes)
- Energy crisis survival (four episodes)
The series will be directed by Masahiro Hosoda at Gallop, with Isao Murayama handling the series scripts. Gil Bo Noh will design the characters, while Kei Yoshikawa will compose the music. NHK, Toei Animation, and NHK Enterprise will be presenting the project.
The Kagaku Manga Survival manga series has been a huge success, with over 14 million copies in circulation in Japan and over 35 million worldwide. The series follows children in various adventurous situations while incorporating scientific information into the story.
Sources: NHK anime’s X/Twitter account, NHK anime’s website, Comic Natalie