The series Undead Unluck surprised fans by announcing a one hour special episodewhich is scheduled to premiere on winter 2025. Along with a teaser trailer and a new promotional image, it was revealed that the episode will feature a new director and will be produced by a different studio than the first season.
This episode will feature a completely original story written by Yoshifumi Tozukaauthor of the manga. Additionally, Tozuka designed a new UMA creature that will appear exclusively in this special. The announcement was made on August 1date on which the first meeting between the protagonists is commemorated Fuuko and Andy.
A new team for an unpublished story
The direction and storyboards will be in charge of Sung Hoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen) under his own studio E&H Production. Yamato Haishima (Fire Force) returns as screenwriter, while Hideyuki Morioka and Shun'ichi Ishimoto They return as character designers. The music will be composed again by Kenichiro Suehiro (Re:ZERO), with production by UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS. The study david productionin charge of the first season, will participate as a collaborator.
The technical team is completed with:
- UMA Design: Kazuhiro Miwa
- Props design: Setta
- Art direction: Yann Le Gall
- Color design: Aiko Mizuno
- Photography direction: Takao Saito
- 3D direction: Tomohiko Kan
- Edition: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Sound direction: Jin Aketagawa
An anime that mixes chaos, action and emotions
The story revolves around Fuuko Izumoa girl with the ability to cause bad luck to those around her, which leads her to want to end her life. But his destiny changes when he meets Andyan immortal man who longs to die. Together, they will begin a chaotic adventure that will lead them to discover the value of life… and death.
The anime had its world premiere in Shinjuku Piccadilly (Tokyo) before reaching Japanese television in October 2023. Its broadcast concluded in March 2024 with a total of 24 episodes. The series is available on anime platforms.
The manga that started it all
Undead Unluck was born as a oneshot in January 2019 in Weekly Shonen Jumpand was officially serialized in January 2020. The work concluded its publication in the magazine on January 27and its final volume, number 27, was released on April 4including five epilogue chapters.
The work has received several recognitions, such as #14 on the list Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2021 and the “Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō” award in 2020. Viz Media publishes the manga in both digital and print formats, while MANGA Plus distributes it online in several languages.
