Animated Movie Based On The KLONOA Video-Game Series Has Been Cancelled, Producer Reveals
The founder of the animation company that was tasked with adapting Bandai Namco's Klonoa video-games into an animated movie has confirmed that the project has been cancelled.
Back in 2016, Variety announced that an animated-adaptation of the Klonoa video-game series was to be created by the animation company Henshin. Rob Pereyda, the founder of the company, was attached to the series as a producer. The artist of the webcomic based on the game; Hitoshi Ariga would script, co-produce, and work on character-design for the anime series.
Very little has been heard about the animated-adaptation since - that is until now. Pereyda recently told Anime News Network that "Henshin is no longer working on the project. It was a pleasure working with everyone involved, and we wish them all the best."
From an optimist's point-of-view, that statement could simply mean that Bandai Namco are working with another animation company on the project, though Pereyda has taken to Twitter (@ariga_megamix) since issuing this statement wherein he essentially confirms its cancellation.
The tweets are in Japanese, however the gist is that Pereyda is deeply apologetic towards fans who were anticipating the series - he even shared some artwork for the now cancelled series - check out his tweets below:
What do you think about Pereyda's statement and tweets? Were you looking forward to the Klonoa adaptation?