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Toei Animation Unveils ‘Hypergalactic’ Co-Created By ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Designer Naoto Oshima; Charades To Launch Sales At The EFM


Toei Animation Unveils ‘Hypergalactic’ Co-Created By ‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Designer Naoto Oshima; Charades To Launch Sales At The EFM

The story and characters are co-created by top Japanese artist Naoto Oshima, who designed the hit global franchise Sonic the Hedgehog for SEGA, and Joseph Chou, whose credits include Blade Runner 2022: Black Out,Ghost in the Shell and Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Hypergalactic is the result of their experience in creating recognizable global IP, the team’s ability to adapt manga into successful universal Anime – such as Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon – and their interest in supplying stories for an array of audiences. Weiss is a screenwriter and director, who has written and co-written a number of animated screenplays including: Shrek 2; All Dogs Go to Heaven; The Smurfs and its sequel; The Rugrats Movie; and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.

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