also involved with project



Anime News Network's New York Comic-Con 2016 news coverage sponsored by Yen Press.

Anime News Network's New York Comic-Con 2016 news coverage sponsored by Yen Press.

Animation director LeSean Thomas ( Cannon Busters , The Boondocks ) announced at Crunchyroll 's panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday that he is collaborating with Crunchyroll on an original animation project titled Children of Ether . The animation will stream on Crunchyroll .

Crunchyroll debuted a video during the panel, showing the project's staff.

@NY_Comic_Con @Crunchyroll Panel was really nice. Children of Ether looks so promising, I'm excited pic.twitter.com/Zklu7JPIDT — Caroline Espi @ NYCC (@caro_byte) October 6, 2016

Project writer Nicholas Thurkettle and animation studio Yapiko Animation retweeted the above video.

Hiroshi Shimizu ( Michiko & Hatchin character designer and chief animation director) and Mitsuo Iso ( Den-noh Coil ) are also involved with the project.

.@LeSeanThomas has announced he is working with @Crunchyroll on Children of Ether, a new animation collaboration pic.twitter.com/9cRf2F5djf — Justin (@Kami_nomi) October 6, 2016

Thomas retweeted a photo of the poster for the project.

[Via Justin Stroman, Caroline Espi, Todd DuBois]