Friday, 25 October 2013: Madman is proud to announce the acquisition of SPACE DANDY, the hotly anticipated new space comedy from director, Shinichiro Watanabe and the creative team behind COWBOY BEBOP. The series will premiere simultaneously online in Australia and New Zealand as it airs on Japanese TV, streaming on the Madman Screening Room (madman.com.au/screeningroom) in January, 2014.

SPACE DANDY is a dandy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it’s first come – first served!

Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!

SPACE DANDY will begin streaming on the Madman Screening Room (madman.com.au/screeningroom) in January 2014, exact date TBC.

SPACE DANDY will also release to home and further digital formats in 2015.

View the Japanese language teaser :

httpvhd://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o480GrsQGmo

For more details, stay tuned to www.madman.com.au/screeningroom.

About SPACE DANDY

Get ready to blast off with Space Dandy, a dazzling new anime from the entire creative team behind COWBOY BEBOP! General Director: Shinichiro Watanabe (COWBOY BEBOP, SAMURAI CHAMPLOO), Director: Shingo Natsume (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS), Screenplay: Kimiko Ueno (CRAYON SHIN-CHAN movie), Dai Sato (COWBOY BEBOP, EUREKA SEVEN), Keiko Nobumoto (COWBOY BEBOP, WOLF’S RAIN) and many others, Character Design: Yoshiyuki Ito (STAR DRIVER), Spaceship Design: Thomas Romain (Satelight) (BASQUASH!), Theme Song: Yasuyuki Okamura. Animation Production: Bones Inc. (FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD, SOUL EATER, EUREKA SEVEN AO).

About Madman Entertainment

Madman is a leading independent film and television distribution and rights management company, with offices in Australia and New Zealand. Madman is renowned for its commitment to quality Australian and foreign film, factual content, as well as highly collectable categories such as Japanese anime, genre film, animation and cult television. Madman’s capabilities encompass end to end acquisition, marketing, creative, sales and distribution in all mediums and formats, from the silver screen to the digital realm. Madman is also a proud producer of Australian film and television content. Put simply, Madman is mad for entertainment.