A press release held on Wednesday has announced an original anime project collaborated by three companies: DeNA, Sotsu, and Bunka Housou, titled Project ANIMA. Three original anime with different genres are planned to be released in 2020 under the project. A project visual by Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai mangaka) has also been revealed.

Anime ideas will be accepted through applications in six ways: novel, script, manga, planning, illustration, and movie, via various platforms such as Manga Box and Estar for each anime. The first anime, which will center on sci-fi and robot as a theme, will be produced by Satelight. The applications for the first anime will be accepted between February 1 and April 15 of next year. J.C Staff will be producing the second anime, which will be fantasy-themed. The applications for the second anime will be accepted beginning next April. Doga Kobo will animate the third anime with a genre to be revealed at a later date, and will accept applications next summer.

The press release was joined by Yoshiyuki Katayose from Bunka Housou, Ryouta Yasue from DeNA, Hideyuki Nanba from Sotsu, Takeshi Hiramatsu from Doga Kobo, director Shoji Kawamori (the Macross series), Yuuji Matsukura from J.C Staff, producer Yuusuke Kamimachi from DeNA, and seiyuu Hikaru Midorikawa (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka) for a panel talk.

A radio show will also begin on January 4, 2018 on Bunka Housou to further introduce the project with the guests. It will be hosted by seiyuu Toshiyuki Toyonaga (the Durarara!! series), Mikako Komatsu (the K project), and Shiori Mikami (the Yuru Yuri series).

Source: animate Times, Comic Natalie