(L+CR) Hai-Furi [Anticipation]

[Stark700]

An official website opened on Tuesday announcing a new anime project titled Hai-Furi. Manga creator Atto (Non Non Biyori) is designing the characters.

The official website's source lists the project as a television anime. Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine will publish more information in its October issue on August 27.

ANN source:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...nounced/.92085

The series that was recently announced by the author (with collaboration) of Non Non Biyori now has a title. Should be interesting with the visual released so far. The manga author Atto is apparently in charge of the character designs and we'll get some info this week. It will be a TV anime adaptation.


Plot Summary/Premise:

With Japan having developed as a maritime nation, it became necessary to have specialized schools to teach skills essential to protecting the sea. The setting is one such all-girls school. The girls who enroll here study to become "bloomer maids," through classroom instruction and teaching of practical skills.

"Bloomer maids" are women who pursue the ocean for their professional occupation. They live by the motto "In the sea we live, the sea we protect, and by the sea we go." They must excel in their studies, but must also adopt an international mindset. They are the "Elite of the Sea," and are expected to be knowledgeable of the customs and cultures of other countries as well as their own.

Official site:
http://www.hai-furi.com/news/?article_id=35869
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...evealed/.92137

[Stark700]

To restate, it's the follow up from this news:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...w-anime/.90935

[l.kostas]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...evealed/.92137
Information from the Comic Alive magazine:
The magazine reveals the character Akeno Misaki, who is described as cheerful, very active, and a positive thinker. One of her phrases is, "Any friend of the sea is family to me!"

With Japan having developed as a maritime nation, it became necessary to have specialized schools to teach skills essential to protecting the sea. The setting is one such all-girls school. The girls who enroll here study to become "blue mermaids," through classroom instruction and teaching of practical skills.
"Blue mermaids" are women who pursue the ocean for their professional occupation. They live by the motto "In the sea we live, the sea we protect, and by the sea we go." They must excel in their studies, but must also adopt an international mindset. They are the "Elite of the Sea," and are expected to be knowledgeable of the customs and cultures of other countries as well as their own.

The magazine is also revealing that the anime will have a manga adaptation that will start ahead of the anime. It will be serialized in Comic Alive.

[MisaoFan]

Whenever I looked at this, Aria definitively came to mind due to the maritime setting and overall visuals. I need more slice of lifes with unusual settings please!

[Flower]

What a ... curious premise for an anime. Hmm. May check it out.

[Tranhieu]

Hey it's Atto! Definitely worth checking out, I'm sold on the character design already

[Tranhieu]

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[Yamada II]

Originally Posted by Flower

What a ... curious premise for an anime. Hmm. May check it out.

The "bloomer maid" part certainly has my curiosity piqued

[MCAL]

Originally Posted by Yamada II

The "bloomer maid" part certainly has my curiosity piqued

There was something about that that was gnawing at me all day and I finally found out what....

Its supposed to be "Blue Mermaids"

[Flower]

Originally Posted by MCAL

There was something about that that was gnawing at me all day and I finally found out what....

Its supposed to be "Blue Mermaids"

HAHAHA!!!

Okay, that does sound a bit more interesting and...expected, I guess, with the rest of the description.

ANN...your tl staff must be blushing and giggling at the same time now, unless it was a deliberate joke. XD

[judasmartel]

Is it just me or I'm imagining this as a MoeMoe version of a certain anime maritime unit?

[kyuudere]

Haifuri Character design

Series composition : Reiko Yoshida
Kanari Abe will write the comic version

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

I'm not sure what we'll get out of this series. Probably an amalgamation of Aria & Kancolle?

[l.kostas]

http://www.hai-furi.com/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...nveiled/.93383
Reiko Yoshida (Non Non Biyori, K-ON!, Aria, Tamayura) will handle series composition for the upcoming original anime Hai-Furi. The magazine published an interview with the original creator, producers, and director, but they are currently anonymous.

The magazine also announced that Non Non Biyori manga creator Atto, who is designing the characters for the series, will provide more than 30 character designs. The magazine revealed the second character:

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...ple.php?id=110
Reiko Yoshida:
Aria - The Natural (TV) : Screenplay (8 episodes)
Aria the Animation (TV) : Scenario (eps 3-7, 10, 12)
Aria the Avvenire (OAV) : Screenplay
Aria the Origination (TV) : Script (eps 12-13), Screenplay

The manga, tentatively titled Hai-Furi, will begin in the magazine's next issue on October 27. Kanari Abe is drawing the series.

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[l.kostas]

3 more girls were added:
http://www.hai-furi.com/#characterWrap

[Stark700]

Latest key visual


Starts April 2016
http://blog.mediafactory.co.jp/comicalive/?p=1855

The studio will be Production IMS.
http://www.hai-furi.com/

[moodie]

Hmmm so ims breaking away from ecchi

Not rly they are still new obviously but I'm suprised with this and active raid and dandelion.

I'm def excited I actually like ims unlike most ppl on the net.

[Stark700]

Also, the staff:

Director: Yuu Nobuta
Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida
Original Character Design: Atto
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Naoto Nakamura
Color Design: Hitomi Ikeda
Studio: Production IMS

[Flower]

Hmm...another addition to the Spring lineup, eh?

Still wondering about this one...hopefully it will not be a cheap imitation of Aria. :\

[bastek66]

Really IMS? You can't stop taking too many productions when you know you suck at scheduling?