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Yoshitaka Amano Unveils Hand-Drawn ZAN Trailer at Anime Expo

7/10/2026

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Yoshitaka Amano premiered the ZAN trailer at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles.
ZAN adapts Amano’s 2010 Deva ZAN book, a fantasy about warrior Uzume and a panther.
The anime will be hand-drawn line by line by human hands, per the producer’s note.
Yoshitaka Amano Inc., led by CEO Hiroaki Ikegami, is producing ZAN with directors, an animator, a composer, and 30–40 animators trained by senior staff.

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Yoshitaka Amano premiered the ZAN trailer at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles.
ZAN adapts Amano’s 2010 Deva ZAN book, a fantasy about warrior Uzume and a panther.
The anime will be hand-drawn line by line by human hands, per the producer’s note.
Yoshitaka Amano Inc., led by CEO Hiroaki Ikegami, is producing ZAN with directors, an animator, a composer, and 30–40 animators trained by senior staff.