NEWS: Mamoru Oshii-directed Microseries to Premiere on Toonami in March 2017

The official Toonami Facebook page made a post today regarding the upcoming micro-series from Production I.G. and famed anime director Mamoru Oshii. The short film, set to air in 5 parts starting sometime in March of next year, is a live-action/CG hybrid story called Sand Whale and Me. The story follows a paratrooper who finds herself stranded in a desert, desperately hoping to find a sand whale so she can escape. You can learn more about the upcoming project by checking out the post below as well as watch the first of a series of behind-the-scenes interviews with the crew involved.

 

 

What are your thoughts? Are you excited for the microseries? Do you think the premise sounds interesting? Let us know down in the comments, or tweet at us @SquadSwim.

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