Hokago no Pleiades Film Adaptation Announced

Hokago no Pleiades Film Adaptation Announced

Hokago no Pleiades (Wish Upon the Pleiades) was a 2011 series of original net anime that streamed on Youtube with english subtitles for the general public. The official Hokago no Pleiades website has announced that a movie adaptation will be coming out this year. It is a collaboration between Gainax and Subaru that centres around the story of five magical girls who collect fragments so an alien can return to its home in Pleiades – in Japanese it is Subaru and makes up the logo for the car manufacturer.

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The series of four episodes in this ONA were directed by Shouji Saeki (Strike Witches 2 Storyboard), with character and concept designs by Daisuke Kikuchi (Gurren Lagann) and art director Hiroshi Kato (Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone)

The Hokago no Pleiades will be coming out in Japanese theatres this year and whether an English release has not been announced.

Pictures from the series’ website:

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Hokago no Pleiades official website
 
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Images, “Hokago no Pleiades” and associated titles © 2013 Gainax and Subaru