Eden of the East Anime Announced

And the final news of the day goes to Eden of the East (Higashi no Eden), a freshly revealed anime adaptation based on a pretty damn old manga series, from 1989, by Sugiura Hinako. The anime already has a broadcasting segment reserved in Fuji TV's late-night "Noitamina" timeslot, starting from April 2009 - right after the upcoming Tale of Genji anniversary anime clears that spot.

The only two staffers named so far are director Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Seirei no Moribito), and character designer Chika Umino (Honey and Clover manga). Considering that both of them are credited with doing original work - and original character designs respectively - for the anime, this might not be such a direct adaptation from the Eden of the East manga, after all. We may get a few more crumbs of information after its official announcement this Friday, in the Young Animal magazine.