posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
HYBE‘s original webtoon series feature members of BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER as characters in story
Anime studio CloverWorks began streaming two anime shorts on Thursday adapting HYBE‘s The Star Seekers webtoon and HYBE‘s 7FATES: CHAKHO webtoon. Each short is around 11 minutes long, and features an original story. Both videos feature hard subtitles in Korean.
(Note: CloverWorks has disabled embedding of the anime shorts on outside websites, but clicking on the YouTube videos below will take you to the video on YouTube.)
7FATES: CHAKHO short:
The Star Seekers short:
The staff and cast for 7FATES: CHAKHO includes:
Staff:
- Director, Scriptwriter: Shin Wakabayashi
- Character Design, Animation Director: Dan Ni Zhang
- Assistant Director: Katsuhiko Kitada
- Concept Art: taraco, ONI Kuppa, Yūichirō Komuro
- Prop Design: Yogoinu, KURO
- Monster Design: Perori
- Action Director: Amenaka Shinshū
- Color Design: Kazuko Nakashima
- Art Director: Yuki Funagakure
- Special Effects: Chiemi Irisa
- Director of Photography: Yukiko Nagase
- Technical Director: Yūya Sakuma
- CG Director: Katsuaki Miyaji
- Editing: Daisuke Hiraki
- Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
- Sound Effects: Yuji Furuya
- Music: Shūta Hasunuma
- Ending CG Animation: Takuan Paradise
Cast:
- Shōya Ishige as Zeha
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Haru
- Yūichi Nakamura as Jooan
- Yūya Uchida as Hwan
- Ryōhei Kimura as Cein
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Do-Geon
The staff and cast for The Star Seekers includes:
Staff:
- Director, Storyborder, Producer: Chikara Sakurai
- Script: Yuniko Ayana
- Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yohei Yaegashi
- Color Design, Color Coordination: Azusa Sasaki
- Art Director: Masaru Satō
- Director of Photography: Kentarō Waki
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
- Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Cast:
- Gen Sato as Avys
- Ryōta Ōsaka as Taho
- Kōhei Amasaki as Viken
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Eugene
- Shōya Chiba as Soule
- Natsumi Fujiwara as Chang
© HYBE, WEBTOON, Yen Press
7FATES: CHAKHO is available in English on WEBTOON, and the service describes the 52-chapter series:
In the corrupt city of Sin-si, Zeha suddenly wakes up in a hospital, unable to recall anything that happened after speaking with a mysterious man one night. He soon learns that strange beings called beom are wreaking havoc on the city. As destiny brings seven boys together, will they succeed in ending this fight, once and for all? Let the hunting begin!
Ize Press is publishing the webtoon in print. The webtoon features the members of the BTS boy group as characters in the story. Wattpad has released HYBE‘s original novel in English digitally.
© HYBE, WEBTOON, Yen Press
The Star Seekers is also available in English on WEBTOON, and the service describes the 70-chapter series:
It’s the age of magic; a world where magic idols prevail. In these extraordinary times, an ordinary idol group called Star One is suddenly gifted with magical powers. And with these magical powers, a mysterious enemy appears. The once unpopular idol group finds themselves tasked with saving the world. Will they be able to take on this enormous responsibility to restore peace?
Ize Press is publishing the webtoon in print. The webtoon features the members of the TOMORROW X TOGETHER boy group as characters in the story.
Wattpad has released HYBE‘s original novel in English digitally.
HYBE‘s Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon, featuring members of the group ENHYPEN as characters in the story, is also inspiring an anime adaptation from Aniplex. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
