A-1 film helmed by K-ON! episode director Takao, written by live-action Kimi ni Todoke's Nezu

The official website for Kodansha's Morning magazine and manga imprint announced on Thursday that not only is Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men comedy manga getting an anime film, but also a separate, original anime DVD. The special edition of the eighth manga volume will bundle the DVD when it ships on December 3.

The website also announced the film's staff:

Director: Noriko Takao (episode director on Clannad, K-ON!, Lucky Star)

Screenplay: Rika Nezu (live-action Kimi ni Todoke, live-action Absolute Boyfriend)

Character Designer: Naoyuki Asano (chief animation director on Doraemon films)

Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

Music: Keiichi Suzuki (Tokyo Godfathers, No. 6, live-action Uzumaki, Outrage Beyond ), Ryomei Shirai (20th Century Boys)

), Ryomei Shirai (20th Century Boys) Production: Aniplex, Kodansha, Toho

Distribution: Toho Films

The website reports, tongue-in-cheek, that production on the film is going well for release sometime "this century."

Image © Hikaru Nakamura, Kodansha/SYM Production Committee