{"rewrite":{"id":"r_25295e1ef866f47339dabf02","clusterId":"c_9be6c8c5289f79c76771fb30","slug":"fungus-and-iron-anime-names-director-studio","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Fungus and Iron Anime Names Director, Studio","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Ayaka Katayama's Fungus and Iron manga has revealed its director and animation studio. Keitaro Motonaga will direct at Yokohama Animation Lab. The announcement accompanied a second teaser visual. The manga is set to end serialization on September 9, with its 10th and final volume due October 8.","whyItMatters":"The announcement locks in the director and studio for the Fungus and Iron anime as its source manga concludes, giving the adaptation a defined creative team.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeitaro Motonaga, known for directing The Beginning After The End and Date A Live, will helm the Fungus and Iron television anime at Yokohama Animation Lab. The studio reveal came with a second teaser visual on the anime\u0026#39;s official website.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe source manga by Ayaka Katayama will end serialization on September 9. Kodansha will publish the 10th and final compiled volume on October 8. Kodansha USA, which describes the story as following Dante, an oddball whose life changes after meeting a young woman named Aoi, released the ninth volume digitally in July.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fungus and Iron TV anime has its director and studio: Keitaro Motonaga at Yokohama Animation Lab. The manga ends September 9; final volume lands October 8.","twitterPost":"Fungus and Iron TV anime reveals director Keitaro Motonaga and studio Yokohama Animation Lab. Manga ends September 9, final volume October 8.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Fungus and Iron TV anime has a director and studio: Keitaro Motonaga at Yokohama Animation Lab. The source manga ends serialization September 9, with the final volume out October 8.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/fungus-and-iron-tv-anime-reveals-director-yokohama-animation-lab-animation-studio/.241299\",\"title\":\"Fungus and Iron TV Anime Reveals Director, Yokohama Animation Lab Animation Studio\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4226,"outputTokens":520,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788526157,"createdAt":"2026-09-03T11:58:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-03T12:00:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T12:00:04.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9be6c8c5289f79c76771fb30","canonicalTitle":"News\nFungus and Iron TV Anime Reveals Director, Yokohama Animation Lab Animation Studio","representativeArticleId":"a_1f1757cf5b756cdc912adf54","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Fungus and Iron\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Yokohama Animation Lab\"],\"people\":[\"Keitarō Motonaga\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-03T10:58:08.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-03T10:58:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-03T12:00:04.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-03/fungus-and-iron-tv-anime-reveals-director-yokohama-animation-lab-animation-studio/.241299","title":"News\nFungus and Iron TV Anime Reveals Director, Yokohama Animation Lab Animation Studio"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Fungus and Iron"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Yokohama Animation Lab"],"people":["Keitarō Motonaga"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}