Phoenix: Eden17, Studio 4°C’s film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix manga, will have a new feature film.
Studio 4°C’s modern retelling of Tezuka’s classic is one of many exclusive anime series coming to Disney+ this year. According to Anime News Network, the official website for the film version of Phoenix: Eden17, titled Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower, recently released new key visuals and trailers for the upcoming film, teasing Condensed version of the insightful four-episode series with a brief introduction. alternative ending. The film will premiere in theaters across Japan on November 3.
Reminiscence of Flower is being overseen by the same creative team that produced Eden17. Shojiro Nishimi, who is also known for his work on the anime anthology Batman: Gotham Knight, will once again serve as Director. Writers Katsunari Mano and Saku Konohana will return to write the script. Tatsuzou Nishida will continue to take on the dual roles of Character Designer and Animation Director. Rie Miyazawa, Yosuke Kubozuka, Honoka Yoshida and Issey Ogata will take on the roles of Romi, George, Com and Sudarban respectively.
Osamu Tezuka’s iconic Phoenix manga debuted in Manga Shonen magazine over 60 years ago. The long-running series chronicles the lives, deaths, and rebirths of generations from the perspectives of various characters, spanning time periods from prehistoric times to the distant future. Phoenix: Eden17 retells the “Nostalgia” arc, about a young woman named Romi and her struggle to raise her only son after the death of his father. After Earth is abandoned by humanity, Romi makes a difficult choice; left the planet on his own and sought refuge in Eden17. Unfortunately, Tezuka died before writing the manga’s ending.
Phoenix has received many adaptations over the years. From 1978 to 1980, Tezuka Productions released two different anime adaptations titled Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn and Phoenix 2772 – Space Firebird. 1978 also saw the release of a live-action film adaptation directed by Kon Ichikawa. Madhouse (Hunter x Hunter, One-Punch Man) and Argos Project Group (Neo-Tokyo) co-produced the 1986 film, Phoenix: Karmic Chapter, alongside Chapter of Yamato (1987) and Phoenix: Space Chapter ( 1987) ) OVA. Before Eden17, the most recent adaptation was Tezuka Productions’ 2004 Phoenix series, which aired for 13 episodes from March 31, 2004 to June 27, 2004.
Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower will open in theaters in Japan on November 3. Tezuka’s original Phoenix manga is available in English on VIZ Media.
Source: Reminiscence of Flower website, via Anime News Network
