In Episode 3 of the new Anne Shirley anime, we’ll finally get to see the show’s opening and ending sequences. As big a treat as that will be, director Naoko Yamada was also confirmed today as the director and storyboarder for both the opening and ending of the new series. The third episode is schedule to premiere on April 19.
The announcement was made on the show’s official website, complete with comments from Yamada:
Fans may know Yamada for her extensive work as an animator and director, predominantly with Kyoto Animation and Science SARU. Her directorial credits include (but are not limited to) Sound! Euphonium, Liz and the Blue Bird, A Silent Voice, The Heike Story, Tamako Market, and K-ON!
Anne Shirley is the most recent anime based on Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables, with Hiroshi Kawamata directing the series at The Answer Studio with series composition by Natsuko Takahashi, character designs by Kenichi Tsuchiya, art direction by Tadashi Sudo and music by Michiru Oshima. Crunchyroll streams the new series and describes it:
On the beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada, an orphan named Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They choose to adopt her anyway, as Anne finds friendship, love, and happiness in her new home. Come along for the story of a purehearted and imaginative girl growing up, leaving for college, and returning home a changed woman.
