A recent industry panel held by Japanese animation studio BONES at the Machi Asobi Vol. 16 convention in Tokushima gave a peak behind the curtain at the sort of pace expected for the production of high-profile anime TV series such as My Hero Academia and Bungo Stray Dogs.

The panel - which featured Bones President and CEO Masahiko Minami, Toho Animation producer Wakana Okamura, Bungo Stray Dogs animation producer Mari Suzuki, and Kadokawa producer Chiaki Kurakane - talked about many of the projects Bones is currently engaged in, including My Hero Academia, Bungo Stray Dogs, Show by Rock!!, and Mob Psycho 100.

Most interestingly, the panel revealed that production on the My Hero Academia TV anime began about a year and a half ago, shortly before the 1st compiled volume of the My Hero Academia manga was published in Japan in November of 2014. This is actually a short lead time for an anime based on a manga published in Weekly Shōnen Jump.

Similarly, the Bungo Stray Dogs TV anime began production shortly after the 1st volume of the Bungo Stray Dogs light novel series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa was published in Japan in April of 2014. Bones was reportedly selected to animate the series because of their expertise in depicting "battles with superhuman powers".

Special thanks go to Scott Green for the news tip.

Source: Gigazine.net via Yaraon!

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