Kemurikusa | |
ケムリクサ | |
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Genre | Action, science fiction[1] |
Original net animation | |
Directed by | Tatsuki |
Studio | irodori |
Released | 2010 – 2012 |
Episodes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tatsuki |
Produced by | Fukuhara Yoshitada |
Written by | Tatsuki |
Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi |
Studio | Yaoyorozu |
Licensed by | Amazon (streaming) |
Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, GYT, BS Fuji, UHB, CTC, Mie TV |
Original run | January 9, 2019 – March 27, 2019 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
Kemurikusa Wakaba Memo | |
Written by | Tatsuki |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Ultra Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 19, 2019 – March 19, 2019 |
Kemurikusa (Japanese: ケムリクサ, lit. "Smoke Plant") is a Japanese anime television series adapted from an original net animation of the same name, which uploaded from 2010 to 2012. The series was produced by Yaoyorozu, and premiered from January to March 2019. It follows the survival journey of three sisters in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by mysterious red fog and akamushi, hostile red robot insects. It was the final production by Yaoyorozu before it was dissolved and merged into 8million in 2020.
The series was originally released as a two-part original net animation (ONA) between 2010 and 2012. The series was created by director Tatsuki and his three-person animation group irodori.[1][4]
On October 28, 2017, Tatsuki announced that he was recruiting background artists for an unannounced project.[5] Tatsuki and irodori announced a new television anime project with a flier at Comiket on December 29, 2017.[4] On February 11, 2018, during the "Yaoyorozu Status Update Talk Event" at the Shinjuku Alta Theater in Tokyo, it was announced that the project would be an adaptation of the Kemurikusa, and would be directed by Tatsuki and animated by Yaoyorozu.[1] The other two members of irodori, Yoshihisa Isa and Yūko Shiromizu, will serve as animation director and art director, respectively, while Yoshitada Fukuhara serves as the animation producer.[6] The series premiered on January 9, 2019, and would broadcast on BS Fuji and other channels, while streaming on Amazon Video.[6] Tatsuki posted a short episode on his Twitter account on August 31, 2018, an "episode 0.5" on September 30, 2018,[7] an "episode 0.6" on October 31, 2018,[8] an "episode 0.7" on November 30, 2018, an "episode 0.8" on December 31, 2018,[9] and an "episode 0.9" on January 2, 2019.[10]
The series premiered January 9 and aired until March 27, 2019 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[11] Nano performs the series' opening theme song "KEMURIKUSA."[12] The ending theme is "INDETERMINATE UNIVERSE," sang by Hatsune Miku and the voice actresses for Rin, Rina and Ritsu (all three simply listed as "Kemurikusa" in the song credits).[13] The series aired with 12 episodes.[14]
On April 3, 2019, Tatsuki posted a mini episode called "Episode 12.1" on his Twitter as a follow-up to the conclusion of the anime. It depicts the older sisters Ryoku, Ryo and Riku.[15]
The ONA won the 24th CG Anime Contest in 2012.[1]