Kenji Kamiyama, the director behind Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 and the upcoming Blade Runner: Black Lotus anime series has a new project set to premiere early next year.
As announced on the anime's official Twitter account (translated via Anime Intelligence (and) Research on Twitter), Kamiyama will both direct and write an original feature-length anime titled Eien no 831. The film is currently slated for a Jan. 2022 release date. While no further details have been disclosed, the teaser visual below was included in the announcement.
WOWOW's original feature-length anime written & directed by Kenji Kamiyama is titled "Eien no 831" and is scheduled for January 2022. (Studio: CRAFTAR)
— A.I.R (Anime Intelligence (and) Research) (@AIR_News01) August 3, 2021
They've also revealed a teaser visual:https://t.co/2ahhz5i8F0
Kamiyama's directorial credits include a host of sci-fi works such as Cyborg 009: Call of Justice, Ultraman and several Ghost in the Shell series and features. Meanwhile, animation duties for Eien no 831 will be handled by CRAFTAR, with the studio's most recent original feature-length work being the 2019 romantic drama Ashita Sekai ga Owaru toshitemo.
In addition to the 12 episodes of Netflix's Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 that Kamiyama served as both writer and director on, his latest work will be seen in the upcoming Blade Runner anime spinoff, Blade Runner: Black Lotus. Kamiyama will be co-directing that series with familiar collaborator Shinji Aramaki while Sola Digital Arts (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045) will be responsible for the animation. Yet, despite Black Lotus having been announced to debut in Canada this fall, eager viewers around the world are still waiting for an official premiere date.
Source: Twitter
