ELECEED to gain anime adaptation

Popular webtoon ELECEED will make the jump to anime.

Revealed yesterday, DandeLion Animation Studio (The First Slam Dunk, Magic Candies) revealed plans to produce an anime series based on the webtoon. The show will be directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori (Idolish7: The Movie, Honey Lemon Soda) with Yousuke Kuroda (My Hero Academia) handling the script and Minami Sakura (Gridman Universe) working on the character design. A teaser trailer can be seen here.

ELECEED creator Jeho Son said this about the adaptation:

“It feels like a dream to finally share the news that ELECEED is getting an anime adaptation! This is all thanks to our incredible readers who have loved and supported the series. I hope the anime allows even more people to enjoy the world of ELECEED!”

A synopsis for ELECEED reads:

High school student Jiwoo Seo knows nothing of the hidden world around him. Terrified of his own mysterious powers, he lives quietly, concealing his abilities from everyone.

But everything changes the day he rescues a battered stray cat.

“YOU IDIOT. CHECK WHAT ON ME？PUT ME DOWN NOW.”

To Jiwoo’s shock, the injured cat talks.

The stray is none other than Kayden—the most powerful Awakened being alive.

Gravely injured and caught off guard, he had no choice but to transfer his consciousness into a cat to survive. While he recovers and waits to return to his human form, Kayden takes up residence in Jiwoo’s home. So begins an unlikely partnership between a kind-hearted boy who’s never found his place in the world and a reclusive powerhouse with a short temper. Their fateful encounter draws them into a web of powerful Awakened organizations and dangerous conspiracies.

Together, they may just change the world.

Fans can get an early look at the anime’s production at Anime Expo during the panel Amuse Creative Studio Presents: How the Pros Make Anime & Manga, which will go down on July 6 from 12:45 PM – 2:05 PM at room 411. Sunday badges are available right now here.