After nearly three years since its key visual was announced, and more than four years since its original announcement, we have have a release date for the Netflix anime series in which CLAMP provided character design for.
The official title is The Grimm Variations and the first season containing 6 episodes will begin streaming on April 17.
Here’s the synopsis:
Inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm stories, this anthology features six fairy tales with a dark twist, exposing the shadowy side of human desire.
Staff
Character design: CLAMP
Script: Michiko Yokote
Animation studio: WIT STUDIO
Michiko Yokote is a long time CLAMP collaborator. She has worked with CLAMP on the TV Anime of XXXHOLiC, Kobato. and BLOOD-C. WIT STUDIO is a PRODUCTION I.G subsidiary. They are known for animating Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan).
More info as they come!
Source: Anime News Network.
To be confirmed but it looks like for the first time CLAMP provided the character design and not only character design concepts, as they have done so far for all the anime which they have provided designs for: Code Geass, Mouryou no Hako, Kabukibu!, Vanguard overDress and so on. If that’s the case, then that means their designs were the ones used by the animators as references. Whereas when they are in charge of character design concepts, someone else later adapts their designs for animation.
Very happy to know we have a premiere date at long last! Also it’s only the first six episodes, we might have a second season with six more episodes in the future.
Update:
Official trailer and poster:
