Atelier Escha & Logy
Game developer Guest made the announcement this past weekend that an anime adaptation of Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky is in the works, though there were no real details about it. The game was released in Japan last year and there is a localized version coming in 2014, which will make the timing work well if it does land close to it. All that’s known is that the adaptation is being handled by Studio Gokumi as the first adaptation of this property into anime form. Check out the game trailer that was shown last year below.
Game concept: This world has gone through many Dusks, and is slowly nearing its end. Within this world, in the western reaches of the “Land of Dusk,” there was a nation that prospered thanks to its use of alchemy. There, in order to survive the eventual arrival of the “Dusk End,” the people devoted their efforts to rediscover and recreate lost alchemic technologies. Rediscovered technology from the past era was gathered in the alchemy research city known as “Central,” where research was conducted on how to halt the advance of the twilight. One of the heroes is a young man who researched alchemy in Central, the other a girl living in a small town on the frontier. This girl’s name is Escha. In the process of using her knowledge of ancient alchemy to help others, she was assigned to the Development Department. The young man’s name is Logy. Having learned the newest alchemic techniques in Central, he requested a transfer to this understaffed town to make use of his abilities, and meets Escha when he is assigned to the Development Department as well. The two make a promise to use their alchemy together, and bring success to the Development Department.
[Source: ANN]