Madhouse previously adapted Morimi’s The Tatami Galaxy (Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei) novel into a 2010 television anime under director Masaaki Yuasa.
P.A. Works adapted both of Morimi’s The Eccentric Family (Uchōten Kazoku) novels into two television anime seasons in 2013 and 2017.
The official website for Hiroyasu Ishida and Studio Colorido’s anime film of Tomihiko Morimi’s penguin highway novel began streaming a special trailer on Thursday.
Hiroyasu Ishida, who directed Colorido’s “Hinata no Aoshigure” and “Fumiko’s Confession” shorts, directed the film as his first feature-length directorial work.