Hirao is reuniting his staff from the Pompo: The Cinéphile film for the new original animation project with the tentative codename Wasted Chef.
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The anime film premiered in North America at Montreal’s 25th Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2021.
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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.
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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.