Terra Formars
Announced in early February that it would be getting an anime adaptation, Warner Bros. Japan has released the first teaser for Terra Formars. The series, which has Viz Media acquiring the manga back in October of 2013, still doesn’t have a date for when we’ll see either the OVA or TV series, but it does have a new promo which sets the mood and anticipation pretty well. Created by Yu Sasuga and Kenichi TAchibama, Terra Formars is going the anime route as a TV series and OVA has gotten the green light. Originally starting publication back in 2011, it has seven volumes released so far.
Plot concept: With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold.
It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.