Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san Anime Film Confirms Its Release in 2020

Along with the first key visual, the official website and Twitter for the forthcoming anime feature film based on Shogo Sugitani (aka Ningen Plamo)'s Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san / Pompo: The Cinéphile web manga opened today, announcing its director, character designer, and theatrical release in 2020.

Takayuki Hirao (GOD EATER) is attached to direct, Shingo Adachi (Sword Art Online) serves as the character designer, and Tokyo-based anime production studio CLAP, which produced the 15-second anime CM for the manga in September 2018, works on anime production.

The manga was first posted on the author's pixiv page in April 2017, then was also introduced on pixiv's free mange site Pixiv Comic. Its print edition has been released by KADOKAWA for two volumes.

The story centers on a shrewd producer Joelle Davidovich Pomponette/Pompo-san at the movie capital "Nyallywood." Despite her ability to see through the cast and staff's potential and to make them use their talent fully, she has been making only B-class action or erotic films. One day, Pompo's "movie-worm" assistant Gene Fini, who has been wondering about her choices of film genres, is given a new script written by her and is ordered to direct a film based on it. Will Gene be able to realize the masterpiece that she writes?

Key visual:

【2020年劇場公開決定】

劇場アニメ「#映画大好きポンポさん」2020年公開決定！
――幸福は創造の敵――
映画製作に魂をかける熱きストーリーに乞うご期待！

公式サイトもオープン！https://t.co/TIZ4oafEyj

最新情報をお届けしてまいりますので、ぜひフォローをお願いします！#ポンポさん pic.twitter.com/Kt9BWag89h
— 『映画大好きポンポさん』公式 (@pomposan) February 28, 2020

The anime film's official Twitter has also posted illustration messages from the manga author Shogo Sugitani, the film's director Takayuki Hirao and character designer Shingo Adachi.

また、公開決定を祝し、原作杉谷庄吾先生(@pompothecinema)と、平尾隆之監督(@hira0takayuk1)、キャラクターデザイン担当足立慎吾(@johnsama)さんからお待ちいただいている皆さまへメッセージを込めたサイン入りコメント色紙も到着！https://t.co/TIZ4oafEyj #映画大好きポンポさん #ポンポさん pic.twitter.com/wOYVA52Khp
— 『映画大好きポンポさん』公式 (@pomposan) February 28, 2020