An original anime titled Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo (Extraterrestrial Boys and Girls) was announced at this year's Anime Central convention on Saturday. Mitsuo Iso will pen and direct the sci-fi series at Signal.MD with character designs by Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka Seven). This project marks Iso's directorial work in a new anime since Dennou Coil 11 years ago.

Synopsis
In the year 2045, Internet and artificial intelligence have become widespread in the outer space. Following a massive accident at a space station, a group of children are left behind. Using narrowband and SNS, low intelligence AI, and smartphone-controlled drones, they overcome numerous crises.

Iso created and directed Dennou Coil at Madhouse in 2007, which won an Excellence Prize at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival and the 7th Tokyo Anime Awards in the TV animation category, the 39th Seiun Award in the media division, and the 29th Japan SF Awards. Iso himself won the Individual Award for the work at the 13th Animation Kobe Awards in 2008.

Source: Comic Natalie

Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo on MAL