The artist behind the success Yusuke Murata man one punch manga, released a first look at the original anime he’s working on, Goodbye. Classic inspired Journey to the West Storytelling, these short films are more than enough to showcase the incredible talent that has made Murata one of the most admired artists in the industry.
March 6, year Shared by Yusuke Murata on his Twitter accountfirst time watching Goodbye, a new cartoon he’s working on as a project for his in-house animation studio, Village Studio. Split into two segments, the trailer introduces the main characters of the story, who have appeared in Murata’s previously released sketches. The story follows a boy kappa (a turtle-like creature in Japanese folklore) Gojyo who comes across a treasure hunter named Xuanzang.
Goodbye The first time I watched its animation, it left a deep impression on the fans
In a video shared on Twitter, Gojyo expressed dissatisfaction with life in the kappa village and was not good at activities normally associated with kappa, such as swimming and sumo wrestling. After hitting the jackpot, Gojyo travels abroad when a mysterious old man gives him a stone that can hatch into a golden monkey, apparently inspired by the Monkey King/Monkey King Journey to the WestGojyo and the monkey Seiten Daisho are attacked by armed police at the airport and rescued by Huyen Trang and her sexy partner Ros.
Over the past few months, Murata has surprised fans by teasing on Twitter that he is working on an anime project, claiming that his biweekly releases also exceed expectations in terms of art. man one punchand sometimes even take advantage of the digital format of the comics to add small animations on the page. GoodbyeThe animation also received generally positive reviews, although it was still in its very early stages and lacked sound. Murata’s consistent character design has left a particularly deep impression on fans. The series seems to be a mix of Chinese and Japanese folklore in a modern setting, very different from Murata’s previous work, a high school movie about American football. blindfold 21 and action comedy superhero man one punch.
As one of the most admired active manga artists, Murata has never hidden his interest in animation. He has directed and animated a man one punch An animated short coming out in September 2021, described by many fans as much better than the sinister 2nd installment of the series. Posted on smooth snow It has yet to be announced, but fans of Yusuke Murata already think that the artist will once again surpass himself.
source: Yusuke Murata on Twitter.