Previous Zannen na Ikimono Jiten unit director Yūji Uchiyama is directing and writing the scripts for the film’s Antarctica segment, titled “Pentabi” (Penguin Journey).
The official website for the new film of Fanworks’ anime adaptation of the Zannen na Ikimono Jiten (Humorous & Adorable Evolutionary Creatures or literally, Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures) book series unveiled a teaser trailer, poster visual, and the staff for the film on Tuesday.
The book series’ Tadaaki Imaizumi returns to supervise the film, and Aeon Entertainment will distribute.
The book series also inspired 24 live-action shorts that ran from October 2020 to March 2021.