The promotion for the anime series Prison School/監獄学園〈プリズンスクール〉or Kangoku Gakuen is getting hot with a new teaser trailer released. Based on the manga series by Akira Hiramoto, it began its life in Kodansha’s Young Magazine Weekly in February 2011. 14 tankubon volumes have been published so far and it is critically acclaimed in Japan. It won the best General Manga category beside Yuji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi’s Gurazeni during 37th Annual Manga Awards by Kodansha. 3.5 million copies printed out so far, according to the publishing house.
The director will be Tsutomu Mizushima (Blood-C, Shirobako, Witch Craft Works) with series composition entrusted to Michiko Yokote (Genshiken, Joshiraku, Shirobako). Character designer and chief animator fell to Junichiro Taniguchi (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Gosick, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica). Production will be under the care of J.C. Staff who animated DanMachi, Toradora and Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo.
Casting wise, voice actors like Hiroshi Kamiya (Angel Beats!), Katsuyuki Konishi (Mobile Suit Gundam), Kenichi Suzumura (Danna ga nani Wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken), Daisuke Namikawa (Black Lagoon), Sayaka Ohara (Code Geass), Shizuka Itou (Amagami SS) and very popular Kana Hanazawa (Bakemonogatari) will be present in the series.
The plot talks about an elite all girls school decides to be an co-ed school one day. The first batch of male students went in, thinking it will be an adventure of lifetime in their youth. However it quickly become sour for them when the school is not what it seems to be.
The series is scheduled for a Summer 2015 release which is this upcoming July. The story more like crass comedy when the clueless girls experiencing first contact with opposite gender after living a very sheltered and closeted life. Should be an immediate crowd pleasing series of the season.
https://youtu.be/UJrrSsYLZeM
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