It has been announced that the manga Trillion Game” will be made into a TV anime and will be broadcast on TBS. An announcement video for the anime adaptation has also been released, and the original author Riichiro Inagaki, who also worked on the mangaEyeshield 21” and “Dr. STONE,” will supervise the animation.
The film follows two polar opposite protagonists, Haru, the world’s most selfish man, and Gaku, a timid computer nerd. They start a business from scratch and use unconventional methods to make a trillion dollars. This is how he transforms into a businessman who ranks among the wealthiest people.
It is based on the manga of the same name (original story: Riichiro Inagaki, illustrations: Ryoichi Ikegami) currently being serialized in “Big Comic Superior” (Shogakukan), and the comic has sold over 1.5 million copies in total. A live-action drama will be broadcast on TBS from July 2023, starring Snow Man’s Ren Meguro and actor Hayato Sano. It has become a hot topic, with the final episode reaching its last episode today on the 15th.
In response to the TV anime adaptation, the original author, Mr. Inagaki, has released a congratulatory comment, and the illustrator, Mr. Ikegami, has released a congratulatory illustration.
Original work by Riichiro Inagaki
Thanks to everyone’s support, the Trillion game is finally being made into an anime! The content is aimed at bold fans, and above all, how will Ryoichi Ikegami’s exquisitely beautiful illustrations work in the anime? I can’t imagine all sorts of things! I’m so excited, too! I was involved as a supervisor, down to the last word.
I’m looking forward to it being super fun! Please take a look!