Gangsta. Anime Adaptation Announced

The sixth volume of Kohske’s manga Gangsta. has announced that an anime adaptation of the series has been green lit.

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In addition, the volume has revealed that the drama CD, which is bundled with special editions of volume 6cast will return to voice their respective characters in the anime. They are:

  • Junichi Suwabe (Dandy in Space☆Dandy) will return to voice Worick Arcangelo
  • Kenjirou Tsuda (Sadaharu Inui from Prince of Tennis)will voice Nicolas Brown
  • Mamiko Noko (Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad) voices Alex Benedetto

Gangsta. is a manga series written and illustrated by Kohske. It began serialization in 2010 in Shinchosha’s Comic @ Bunch magazine where it has a total of 6 compiled volumes. It is Kohske’s first series, after publishing two short stories. Her second manga series, DOODLE, began publication last year. The series received a drama CD adaptation that was released with the 6th volume in June.

Synopsis from MAL:

In the town of Ergastulum, there exists a feared group of people with increased speed and strength called Twilights. The town is ruled by four gangs: Paulklee, Corsica, Monroe, and Cristiano. Worick Arcangelo and Nicolas Brown make a living here as independent jacks-of-all-trades and find themselves caught in the middle of more than a little trouble.

More information about the Gangsta. anime, such as the animation studio and airing season, will release at a later date.

You can visit the manga’s website here: http://www.fwinc.co.jp/gangsta/cd/
And follow their Twitter: @GANGSTA_project
 
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