TV Asahi to produce basketball anime set in PH for 2017

Filipinos are synonymous with basketball as far as Asia is concerned. Imagine the excitement of Filipino anime fans when TV Asahi announced that they will be producing Barangay 143 (バランガイ 143), a basketball-based anime set in the Philippines.

SET FOR 2017. A promotional image for Barangay 143 was released by TV Asahi showing characters of the series. Image grabbed from Nikkei Asian Review

Not much is known about Barangay 143 aside from the fact that it will be about high school basketball players in Manila. What is known is that TV Asahi, the company behind Doraemon, is working with local animation and game development studio Synergy88.

According to an article on Nikkei Asian Review, TV Asahi will be in charge of character design as they will be working closely with Japanese anime directors. Synergy88, on the other hand, will be in charge of production and scriptwriting.

The show will air in 2017 in a primetime slot, making it a big project for both companies to embark in. A local release has not been set as of this time, but there is speculation that it may be taken to Southeast Asian markets after it airs in Japan.

 

Source: Nikkei Asian Review, Anime News Network, Inquirer.net