Nyanpire, Gonzo's Summer 2011 Anime

This clearly ain't that 2011 anime, which Gonzo has been known to work on with character designer Range Murata (Last Exile, Solty Rei, Shangri-La). But it's still an anime, and moreover it's Gonzo's first in two years, following that most troubled year of 2009. By the end of 2010, the studio actually returned to profitability, so perhaps the "Murata anime" is still on for this year. But getting back on topic...



Nyanpire The Animation, as it's called, will be a TV anime adaptation of a popular doujinshi (self-published manga) titled The Gothic World of Nyanpire, by Yukiusa. In short, it's a story about a stray black cat that was saved from starvation by a vampire, who gave it blood and turned it into "Nyanpire".

The anime's official website has just gone live, as well, but there's not much to see there, other than the image above. If all goes well at Gonzo and they won't have to decimate their staff again, Nyanpire the Animation should start this summer.