Hirao is reuniting his staff from the Pompo: The Cinéphile film for the new original animation project with the tentative codename Wasted Chef.
The anime film premiered in North America at Montreal’s 25th Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2021.
Hirao is once again directing at CLAP, and Lycoris Recoil director and Sword Art Online character designer Shingo Adachi is also back from Pompo: The Cinéphile to design the characters.
Anime director Takayuki Hirao (Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene) teased his next anime project with a preview of an imageboard concept art at the 11th New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival on Sunday.