The Darwin Incident TV Anime Adaptation Unveiled

**"The Darwin Incident" Anime Adaptation Announced with Striking Teaser Visual**

Kodansha has announced plans to adapt the popular manga series "The Darwin Incident" into an anime television series. A captivating "super teaser visual" was unveiled, hinting at the thrilling events to unfold in this upcoming adaptation.

The original manga, written and illustrated by Shun Umezawa, follows the story Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab-only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee “humanzee” named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlie’s human foster parents are finally ready to send him to a normal high school, where he makes his first friend: a human girl named Lucy. In the meantime, however, the ALA’s stance has become ever more extreme, and now they’re here to drag Charlie into their terrorist plot…

The anime adaptation's announcement did not disclose any information regarding the cast or staff involved. However, fans of the acclaimed manga can eagerly anticipate the release of further details as the production process progresses.

"The Darwin Incident" has garnered significant praise for its gripping narrative, thought-provoking themes, and stunning artwork. In 2022, Darwin Jihen won the Excellence Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival and placed first in the Manga Taisho Award rankings. The manga also ranked tenth in 2022's Kono Manga ga Sugoi in the Male Readers' Top 20 and was nominated twice in the General category of the Kodansha Manga Awards in 2023 and 2024. With its upcoming anime adaptation, the series is poised to captivate even more viewers with its unique blend of science fiction, mystery, and psychological suspense.

The manga series has been serialized in Afternoon Magazine since June 2020 and has been collected into several volumes. The anime adaptation's release date and additional details will be announced in due course.

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