Many fans have praised CloverWorks and Wit Studio’s faithful adaptation of Spy x Family, but little did they know that these two studios fought and won against 18 other studios for the right to animate it.
As reported by Anime News Network, George Wada, the president of Wit Studio and the chief executive producer of Spy x Family, revealed at Anime NYC that his studio was among twenty other studios competing for the chance to turn the Spy x Family manga into an anime. Wit Studio and CloverWorks ended up winning the bid and worked together to bring the series to animated life. In an environment as fast-paced as the anime industry, Wada said that the two studios collaborated to ensure the production ran smoothly with as few delays as possible. He says that he hopes fans appreciate both studios’ hard work in adapting Spy x Family so that they can collaborate more in the future.
Wada Revealed More About Spy x Family
Moreover, Wada revealed some additional details about the anime’s production, including his theory on why Anya is so loved. He cited Baby Yoda as a possible reason since the two are quite similar to each other. Wada said Wit Studio did the majority of the action sequences as the studio had experience with animation action scenes from working on the first three seasons of Attack on Titan and Seraph of the End.
Established in June 2012 by producers at Production I.G., Wit Studio’s headquarters can be found in Musashino, Tokyo. Alongside Wada is Tetsuya Nakatake, the director of the studio. Other former Production I.G. employees followed Wada and Nakatake to Wit Studio. The first anime the studio worked on was Attack on Titan. It later went on to adapt The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Vinland Saga, and Ranking of Kings.
A-1 Pictures rebranded its Kōenji Studio as CloverWorks, located in Suginami, Tokyo. A few months after, CloverWorks separated from A-1 Pictures. Aside from Spy x Family, CloverWorks adapted The Promised Neverland, My Dress-Up Darling and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai. It also produced its own original works, such as Darling in the Franxx and Wonder Egg Priority.
Created by Tatsuya Endo, Spy x Family stole fans’ hearts worldwide with his story about an unlikely family who comes together. Twilight, the top spy in Westalis, must execute his mission Operation Strix to preserve world peace between Westalis and Ostania. To do so, he needs to infiltrate an elite private school to get close to a dangerous politician, but he can’t do it alone: he’ll need to find a child and a partner in less than a week. Little does he know he isn’t the only one keeping a secret.
Spy x Family fans can watch the anime as it airs its second cour on Crunchyroll and Hulu.
Source: Anime News Network
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