tow ubukata Archives

Netflix continues its serious investment in anime by signing deals with six major manga and anime creators. The creators included in those deals are: CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura), Shin Kibayashi (The Kindaichi Case Files), Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Thunderbolt), Otsuichi (Goth), Tow Ubukata (Mardock Scramble) and Mari Yamazaki (Thermae Romae). "As a creator, it is such an honor[...]

It's written by Tow Ubukata, who never met a pretentious Cyberpunk cliché he didn't like, and directed by Yúsuke Kozaki. The strangest part is that it's an adaptation of a classic 1948 novel by Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human ("Ningen Shikkaku") Dazai is a highly revered author in Japan, and No Longer Human has an impact on[...]