MAPPA’s newest original ‘ZENSHU’ will air in Early 2025

When Crunchyroll unleashed the beast of new trailers, there was one that a friend sent my way, fellow BNP writer and anime fan Mikkel, that spoke to me–that reaaaallly spoke to me. The first trailer that I saw was flashy, brilliant, and followed an anime fan…achieving her dream and the fantastical events that followed. The story follows an up-and-coming genius young anime director and the fantasy world she gets sucked into.

What Do We Know So Far: After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.

The Trailer Reveals so Much: This third trailer for ZENSHU reveals Natsuko in her element–in her chair doing the storyboards and working on this major project…albeit rather slowly. She’s passionate about anime and being in a position to help create it even if the rest of her team would rather have some leadership and guidance from someone else as the project is at a standstill. I love a good Isekai and/or transmigrated or reincarnated char…