(C) SJH·ZHENA | LINE Manga (C) ELECEED Production Committee
The Korean webtoon ELECEED, which is currently being serialized on LINE Manga, has been announced to be turned into a TV anime in 2026, and the key visual and teaser PV have been unveiled.
The director is Hiroshi Nishikori of Idolish7: Live 4bit Beyond the Period, the script and series composition is by Yosuke Kuroda, character design is by Minami Sakura, and animation production is by Dandelion Animation Studio of THE FIRST SLAM DUNK.
The story is about a timid high school boy named Yuu Kazahaya who has been hiding his awakened ability in a world where awakened people with special abilities are active, and who meets Kaido, the strongest awakened person who has been transferred to a cat to hide himself, and becomes embroiled in a battle of abilities with the awakened people and a conspiracy by the awakened people’s group. It is available in 10 languages including Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, French and Spanish, and is a popular work with a total of over 1.42 billion views (as of June 2013).
The full comment from the original author and illustration are below.
[SJH (original author)] It feels like a dream to be able to announce the news that “Elexide” – which I have worked so hard on – is being made into an anime and will be broadcast and streamed. It is all thanks to all the readers who have loved and supported “Elexide”. Thank you so much. I hope that through the anime, more people will be able to enjoy the world of “Elexide” together with me.
[ZHENA (illustrator)]
Translation: “Exciting! Happy! ‘Elexide’ is going to be made into an anime!”
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