The manga “Chi.” Has won numerous manga awards, including the “26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Award” Manga Award and the “Manga Award 2021, 2022” for the second consecutive year. About the movement of the earth “(author: Uoto) has been decided to be animated. The mental institution produces the anime.
This was announced in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits” No. 30 (Shogakukan), released on the 27th, and the author Uoto said, “I am pleased. A few years ago, when I went to my friend’s house in Nakano, I remember passing by the Madhouse like this every week. At that time, I never dreamed that I could animate it there. I’m deeply moved.
Serialized in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits” from September 2020 to April 2022, the work was set in Europe in the 15th century, and the Ptolemaic theory was at stake in the era when heretical thought was burned at stake. The story of those who put their beliefs and lives at stake in proving the geocentric theory.
The main character, the child prodigy Rafau, was expected by everyone to major in theology, considered the most important at the time, at the university where he was scheduled to enter the university by skipping. However, one day, the mysterious man who appeared to Rafau was studying “truth” in the middle of heretical thought.
As the story progressed, the hero changed, and the heroes’ will pass down through the ages was drawn passionately. The comic has become a famous work with a total of about 2.5 million copies.
The animation was produced by Madhouse, who has worked on many famous works such as “HUNTER x HUNTER,” “DEATH NOTE,” and “Parasitic Beast Sei’s Rating.” The cast etc., will be announced later.