WIT Studio has announced a new original anime by the name of LONA for a scheduled Spring 2027 release.
It's hard to underestimate the star power behind this project. Not only is it based on an original script by award-winning screenwriter Akiko Nogi (Sayonara Robison Crusoe, Unnatural), it features character designs by Posuka Demizu of The Promised Neverland fame. Takashi Katagiri, best known for SPY×FAMILY CODE: White, will direct the series.
As part of the announcement, the very first teaser trailer for the project was streamed online. It shows off the voices of Minako Kotobuki and Anna Nagase as main characters Ao and Sango respectively, in addition to confirming that LONA stands for 'Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis'.
The synopsis reads as follows:
A broken world in the not-so distant future.
Humanity is facing a new incident.
"We’re being attacked by humans who should be dead."
The government has decided to request a specialized organization to deal with this situation.
The Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, commonly known as "LONA."
Researcher Ao and her apprentice Sango will try to get to the bottom of the mystery by analyzing the brains of the dead.
What do people think of, and what do they leave behind before they die?
Countless memories engraved in the neural circuits.
What did they see in those deep depths?
2027 is shaping up to be an exciting year for original anime, with Studio MAPPA also announcing Jimoto Saiko! just last week. Keep your eye on the official LONA X account for further updates.
