Netflix and Universal Studio Group's Universal Content Productions are developing an anime adaptation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's popular Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news.

O'Malley will write and serve as an executive producer alongside BenDavid Grabinski, best known for spearheading the new Are You Afraid of the Dark? series. O'Malley and Grabinski will also serve as the series’ showrunners.

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Science SARU will animate the upcoming anime, with CEO serving Eunyoung Choi as producer, and Abel Góngora directing the series. The Tokyo-based Studio was established by Choi and Masaaki Yuasa in 2013, and is best known for Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!. The studio most recently contributed the Akakiri and T0-B1 short films to Disney’s Star Wars: Visions series.

O'Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novels ran from 2004-2010. The novels were published by Oni Press, and later republished by Fourth Estate. O'Malley won a Harvey Award for his work on the series in 2007, followed by an Eisner Award in the “Best Humor Publication” category in 2010.

A film adaptation, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, directed by Edgar Wright was released in 2010. The film stars Michael Cera as the titular Scott Pilgrim, as well as Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, and more.

Wright hinted at a possible anime project in 2020, stating that there were “some plans to revisit the material in an animation way”. An animated short titled. Scott Pilgrim vs. The animation was released in 2010 on Adult Swim. The animation adapts the first chapter of Book 2, serving as a tie-in to the live-action film.

O'Malley worked on an original cover for the March 2008 issue of Viz's Shojo Beat magazine. Aside from the artwork, the issue featured an interview with O’Malley, an art tutorial, and a short four-panel comic.

Source: Anime News Network

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