The manga from Shigeru Mizuki began in 1963 and saw several incarnations over the years, including a TV series and two feature films which Junichi Sato directed before.
The project has Junichi Sato serving as the chief director with Fumitoshi Oizaki as the series director.
A new anime is coming from Netflix next year with a new adaptation of the Akuma-kun manga from Shigeru Mizuki, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 93.
The show airing in 2023 will be part of the 100-year anniversary of his birth.