As part of its anime slate reveal at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Netflix has announced that it is adapting Kasumi Yasuda’s acclaimed manga Fool Night in series form with a landmark collaboration between Sunrise and Shaft, two of Japan’s most storied animation studios. Check out the key art, promotional images and teaser trailer here…
Transfloration— a technology that implants seeds into the bodies of those near death, transforming them into plants. It is the desperate measure humanity has chosen to ensure its survival. In a distant future where thick clouds cover the sky, trapping Earth in constant winter and night, most of the planet’s vegetation has withered away. Facing a serious oxygen shortage, humanity has built a society that relies on the meager amount of oxygen provided by Transfloration. A young man, Toshiro Kamiya, lives in poverty and works hard to pay taxes, cover living expenses, and afford medication for his mentally ill mother. However, the cruel reality around him gradually eats away at his hope. In this dark world full of despair, he chooses the path of the “Spiriflor” — the plants that humans transform into.
Fool Night is coming soon to Netflix.
