Yoshitaka Amano is actively producing the ZAN limited anime series, which will debut a pilot film at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3, and has launched a 20-volume private works art book series. He recently established Yoshitaka Amano Inc., a Los Angeles-based company focused on animation production, art management, and licensing.
Yoshitaka Amano's long-gestating personal project ZAN is now in active production. Originally announced as a film in 2010 and rebooted as a series in 2022, the project is now listed as a limited anime series. It will premiere a pilot film at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 3, with a first trailer debuting at the same event. The staff includes mecha anime veterans who previously worked together on Armored Trooper Votoms: Shigeyasu Yamauchi and Toru Yoshida are directing, Ryosuke Takahashi is handling series composition, Moriyasu Taniguchi is chief animation director, Kunio Okawara is mechanical designer, and Minoru Nishida is art director. The story follows a young samurai named ZAN from Sengoku-era Japan who is guided by a mysterious girl, Uzume, into a different world governed by the life symbol Trope and its ruler RIKKA.
Alongside the ZAN project, Amano launched a new US-based company, Yoshitaka Amano Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, which will focus on animation production, art management, and licensing. An immersive exhibition called AMANO is also planned for global expansion starting in 2027. Dark Horse announced during Amano's panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it is releasing a second edition of Amano's Deva Zan artbook novel, with Amano illustrating a new cover. The first edition was released in English in hardcover in January 2013.
In June 2026, publisher ON THE SCENE Co., Ltd. announced YOSHITAKA AMANO PRIVATE WORKS, a 20-volume series collecting previously undisclosed personal artworks by Amano. Volume 1, themed on the Greek myth Medusa, releases July 9 at 4,950 yen. Film director Gen Iwama proposed the project after learning of the materials. The ZAN project also includes a blockchain game and NFT art.
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Dark Horse announced during Yoshitaka Amano's panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it is releasing a second edition of Amano's Deva Zan artbook novel. Amano is illustrating a new cover for the release. The first edition was released in English in hardcover in January 2013.
Yoshitaka Amano's long-gestating anime project ZAN, based on his 2010 art collection DEVA ZAN, has revealed its staff and will premiere a pilot film at Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles on July 3. The project, now listed as a limited anime series, was originally announced as a film in 2010 and rebooted as a series in 2022. The staff includes several mecha anime veterans who previously worked together on Armored Trooper Votoms. Shigeyasu Yamauchi and Toru Yoshida are directing. Ryosuke Takahashi is handling series composition. Moriyasu Taniguchi is chief animation director. Kunio Okawara is mechanical designer. Minoru Nishida is art director. The story follows a young samurai named ZAN from Sengoku-era Japan who is guided by a mysterious girl, Uzume, into a different world governed by the life symbol Trope and its ruler RIKKA. Alongside the announcement, Amano launched a new US-based company, Yoshitaka Amano Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, which will focus on animation production, art management, and licensing. An immersive exhibition called AMANO is also planned for global expansion starting in 2027.
On June 23, publisher ON THE SCENE Co., Ltd. announced YOSHITAKA AMANO PRIVATE WORKS, a 20-volume series collecting previously undisclosed personal artworks by Final Fantasy and Angel's Egg artist Yoshitaka Amano. Volume 1, themed on the Greek myth Medusa, releases July 9 at 4,950 yen. Film director Gen Iwama proposed the project after learning of the materials.
Artist Yoshitaka Amano announced he has established Yoshitaka Amano Inc., a Los Angeles-based company, and that production has begun on ZAN, a limited anime series based on his DEVA ZAN art. The project, previously announced as a film in 2010 and rebooted as a series in 2022, will debut its first trailer at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3. The anime is part of a larger ZAN project that includes a blockchain game and NFT art.