Written by Ross Locksley on 17 Jul 2024
Kadokawa has announced that Studio Trigger is returning to the popular world of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, flashing a new key visual proclaiming in bright pink: The Bitches are Back!
14 years after the original broadcast (bloody hell time flies!) the series is set to return in 2025, with websites and social media all live to keep you up to date as things progress.
Website: https://newpsg.com/
X (Twitter): @NEWPSG_official
Instagram: @newpantyandstocking_official
The staff have been announced, here's the press release:
The main staff for the new series has been revealed. The animation will be produced by TRIGGER, known for works such as 'KILL la KILL,' the movie 'PROMARE,' and 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.' Hiroyuki Imaishi will return as the director. Atushi Nishigori, who was the original character designer for the previous series, will also return. Hiromi Wakabayashi will continue to handle the series composition. Shigeto Koyama, who worked on the character design for the movie 'PROMARE,' SUSHiO, who served as a character designer for 'KILL la KILL,' and Masaru Sakamoto, who designed characters for the movie 'GRIDMAN UNIVERSE' and the 'SSSS.GRIDMAN' series, will be responsible for character design. Additionally, Yoh Yoshinari, a prominent creator at TRIGGER, will join as a special specialist.
A video on the official Trigger Youtube channel discusses the news series, and they certainly seem enthused - you can turn on auto-translate to English to follow along.
Finally, here's the new key visual featuring Panty, Stocking, Garterbelt along with companions Brief and Chuck, as well as enemies Kneesocks, Scanty and Fastener.
Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time. You can read his more personal articles on UKA's sister site, The Anime Independent.
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