The director of “New Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes”, Wesballand co-founder of ACTIVATE (Kill la Kill, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Delicious in Dungeon), Hiroyuki Imaishitoyed with the idea of a collaborative anime series of “Planet of the Apes“At Disney.

Imaishi and Ball gave an interview to Japanese channel The River earlier this month. Ball pointed out the similarities between Simon from "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann" and Noah from "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" before commenting on the difficulty of cutting content from a film.But with an anime series", he said, "You can take your time and design things. A movie is two hours long, so even if you try to fit everything in, it's not that easy. I'd love to try a series». Imaishi replied: «Planet of the Apes is a fascinating series that seems like it could be very interesting if it were made into an anime.». The interviewer then suggested collaborating on a new anime for the franchise.

In response, Ball pointed to the sky and shouted: “Yes! Sounds interesting. Let's ask Disney. It could be great.». Imaishi observed: “There aren't many monkey franchises in Japan. If I were to make one for the Japanese market, I'd like to try a 'monkey school'.». Ball then replied: «That's brilliant! (laughs) Let's create a 'Hero Ape Demia' like in 'My Hero Academia!'». Ball then shared that his daughter was addicted to the manga “Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon”.

If it ever comes to fruition, it wouldn't be the first time TRIGGER has created an anime based on a Western franchise. Earlier this month, Imaishi, who directed "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners," released new artwork for the series ahead of the RPG's upcoming release. The series is inspired by "Cyberpunk 2077," which in turn is based on Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk universe.

Source: Rio Magazine