{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d4636d0b20fb823cbb6e280b","clusterId":"c_6dd74492a266c50c8da491ab","slug":"akiko-nogi-s-first-anime-lona-set-for-spring-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Akiko Nogi's First Anime 'LONA' Set for Spring 2027","summary":"Screenwriter Akiko Nogi, known for live-action crime dramas and films, is writing her first anime. The brain science adventure series 'LONA' will air in spring 2027. WIT Studio produces, with Takashi Katagiri directing and Posuka Demizu on character design. A teaser PV is out.","whyItMatters":"A prominent live-action screenwriter making her anime debut with an original concept at a major studio signals a rare cross-medium collaboration that began development in 2020.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eScreenwriter Akiko Nogi, whose credits include the shared universe of \u0026#39;Unnatural\u0026#39;, \u0026#39;MIU404\u0026#39;, and the film \u0026#39;Last Mile\u0026#39;, is writing her first anime. The project, titled \u0026#39;LONA\u0026#39;, is a brain science adventure set in the Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis. Researchers Ao and Sango investigate the lingering thoughts of the dead.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakashi Katagiri, director of \u0026#39;SPY×FAMILY Code: White\u0026#39;, directs. WIT Studio handles planning and animation production. Posuka Demizu provides the original character design concept, with Yudai Iino as character designer. Yuko Sebu composes the music. The project began in 2020, with six years of meetings and development before this announcement. A teaser promotional video has been released alongside the spring 2027 broadcast window.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Akiko Nogi's first anime is a brain science adventure with WIT Studio producing. The teaser PV shows no dialogue, only visuals and music, signaling a trust in image and sound over exposition.","twitterPost":"Akiko Nogi's first anime is a brain science adventure. WIT Studio produces. The teaser PV has no dialogue, just visuals and music.","threadsPost":"Akiko Nogi's first anime 'LONA' is a brain science adventure airing spring 2027. WIT Studio produces. The teaser PV contains no dialogue, relying entirely on visuals and music to convey tone, which suggests the story will lean on atmosphere more than exposition.","newsletterBlurb":"Akiko Nogi, the screenwriter behind the 'Unnatural'/'MIU404'/'Last Mile' shared universe, is making her anime debut with 'LONA'. The original brain science adventure series airs spring 2027, produced by WIT Studio and directed by Takashi Katagiri. A teaser PV is available.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260629-lona/\",\"title\":\"First anime 'LONA' based on original concept by screenwriter Akiko Nogi to air in spring 2027\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4298,"outputTokens":596,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782662455,"createdAt":"2026-06-28T15:52:43.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-28T15:56:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-28T15:56:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6dd74492a266c50c8da491ab","canonicalTitle":"脚本家・野木亜紀子原案による初のアニメ作品『LONA』2027年春放送決定","representativeArticleId":"a_7089dbc2bf569e496a69664f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"LONA\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"野木亜紀子\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-28T15:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-29T03:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T03:13:13.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260629-lona/","title":"脚本家・野木亜紀子原案による初のアニメ作品『LONA』2027年春放送決定"},{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/06/29/100510.html","title":"「アンナチュラル」野木亜紀子が原案・脚本×WIT STUDIOが制作！完全新作オリジナルアニメーション「LONA」2027年春より放送開始"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["LONA"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["野木亜紀子"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Screenwriter Akiko Nogi, known for live-action crime dramas 'Unnatural' and 'MIU404', is writing her first anime, 'LONA'.","The anime is a brain science adventure set in the Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, where researchers investigate lingering thoughts of the dead.","WIT Studio produces the series, with Takashi Katagiri directing and Posuka Demizu providing original character designs.","The project began development in 2020, with six years of meetings before the announcement.","'LONA' is set to air in spring 2027, and a teaser promotional video has been released."]}