Magic Tree House Anime Film Confirmed

Japan’s Gaga Corporation has confirmed that Hiroshi Nishikiori (Azumanga Daioh, Kaiketsu Zorori) is directing an anime feature adaptation of American author Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House children’s book franchise. Ichiro Okouchi (Azumanga Daioh, Brave Story) will compose the screenplay. Yoshiaki Yanagida (You Are Umasou movie, Genshiken) will provide character designs and serve as animation director. The book series has released 45 books since 1992. The 29 volumes released in Japan so far have sold 3.3 million copies. The film about Jack and Annie, siblings that go on adventures through time with a mysterious tree house, will premiere in Japanese theaters on January 7, 2012.

Source: Anime News Network