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Kororo / Zorori Double Feature
Date: 10/22/2005
A production symposium was held in Akihabara Saturday regarding the planned Kororo Gunso (Sgt. Frog) animated film. It's been announced the movie will actually be a double feature split between Kororo and Kaiketsu Zorori. Kororo Gunso is based on the manga by Mine Yoshizaki which began serializing in Shonen Ace. The North American licensor is Tokyopop. Over 7 million copies have been sold to date. A TV anime series was produced by Sunrise in 2004, it has enjoyed good rating and popularity regardless of age and sex. Kaiketsu Zorori was created by Yutaka Hara, the character originally appeared in a 1987 children's book. TV Asahi broadcast a Zorori animation in February, 2004. A prayer for a smooth production and box office success was actually held in the hall with a shinto priest, shrine maide and Zorori and Kororo. The nationwid etheatrical opening is scheduled for March 11th, 2006.
Source: Anime News Service