{"rewrite":{"id":"r_374f2ee414efc40b23576558","clusterId":"c_fec1b6e413fb1e9969952427","slug":"ankama-s-aoki-densho-welsh-shedar-anime-premieres-october-2","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Ankama's Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar Anime Premieres October 2","summary":"France's Ankama opened a website on Wednesday for Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar, an original television anime set to premiere October 2 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST. The site named Rikuya Yasuda as Welsh, a 16-year-old from Broccoli village, and Yuki Kaji as Shedar, the 16-year-old prince of Bonta. Naoki Horiuchi directs at Studio Massket.","whyItMatters":"Ankama, known in games for DOFUS and in French manga publishing, is producing an original Japanese TV anime through Studio Massket rather than licensing an existing property, with its Japanese broadcast set for October 2.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe series follows Welsh, a cooking-skilled 16-year-old from Broccoli village, and Shedar, the 16-year-old prince of Bonta, whose paths cross when they move against a tyrant\u0026#39;s plan to conquer the world. Naoki Horiuchi, who handled episode direction on Kingdom\u0026#39;s second season, Black Clover, and Vivy -Fluorite Eye\u0026#39;s Song-, directs at Studio Massket. Saori Nakashiki designs the characters and shares chief animation director duties with Yoshiaki Tsubata and Yuki Ikeda.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTot is credited for the original work, scripts, and the series story outline; Kenichi Yamashita writes the Japanese version\u0026#39;s scripts. Pierre-Jean Beaudoin and Jose Pavli compose the music, and Jun Watanabe directs sound at TO Books.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ankama's first original TV anime lands on Tokyo MX, but Naoki Horiuchi directs at Studio Massket. The French studio holds the concept; the Japanese studio handles the production.","twitterPost":"Ankama's Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar is directed by Naoki Horiuchi at Studio Massket, not by Ankama itself.","threadsPost":"Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar is billed as Ankama's project, but the actual production sits with director Naoki Horiuchi at Studio Massket while Ankama opened the site. The credited studio split is where the working relationship gets defined.","newsletterBlurb":"Ankama has opened a website for Aoki Densho Welsh \u0026 Shedar, an original TV anime premiering October 2 on Tokyo MX. Rikuya Yasuda and Yuki Kaji lead the cast as Welsh and Shedar, with Naoki Horiuchi directing at Studio Massket. The French company's Japanese production credits Tot for the original work and Kenichi Yamashita for the Japanese scripts.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/france-ankama-presents-fantasy-tv-anime-aoki-densho-welsh-and-shedar/.241847\",\"title\":\"France's Ankama Presents Fantasy TV Anime Aoki Densho Welsh \\u0026 Shedar\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4519,"outputTokens":691,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789555470,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T10:41:42.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T10:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_fec1b6e413fb1e9969952427","canonicalTitle":"News\nFrance's Ankama Presents Fantasy TV Anime Aoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar","representativeArticleId":"a_e1937c029b0de36ab4082e22","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Aoki Denshō Welsh \\u0026 Shedar\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Massket\",\"Ankama\"],\"people\":[\"Rikuya Yasuda\",\"Yūki Kaji\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T09:45:38.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T09:45:38.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-16/france-ankama-presents-fantasy-tv-anime-aoki-densho-welsh-and-shedar/.241847","title":"News\nFrance's Ankama Presents Fantasy TV Anime Aoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Aoki Denshō Welsh \u0026 Shedar"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Massket","Ankama"],"people":["Rikuya Yasuda","Yūki Kaji"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}