New Anime Due In Japan

Coming from the production staff of Excel Saga is a new OVA series titled Puni Puni – Panmi that is said to combine mecha and magical girl elements. In the anime a young and cheerful fourth grade girl dreams of becoming a voice actor and lives a normal family life until an alien raids her house and kills her parents. The first 30 minute volume of Puni Puni – Panmi is currently slated for release in Japan on DVD on March 7th, retailing at 5,800 Yen.

Mitsuru Adachi’s popular series Touch is being revived in Japan this spring for a new Nippon Television special. Touch focuses on a poor minor league baseball team which must face many strong rivals. Seiyuu on the project include Noriko Hidaka and Yuuji Mitsuya. Production is by Nippon Television, Toho, Shogakukan, and VAP.

Source: Anime News Service