Trailer for Gonzo’s Historical Co-Production

[Genkina Hito]

Malaysian animation studio Funcel have posted a trailer for their historical animation series Satria – The Warriors of the 7 Elements. This collaboration involved studio Gonzo and brought in heavy-weight anime creative Hiroyuki Kitakubo (Blood: The Last Vampire, Roujin-Z) as an advisor.



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Synopsis

The story of this historical epic follows Hang Tuah and the members of the Satria, warriors of the seven elements as they battle the evil seven-member Suliman group who have kidnapped a princess of Melaka named Hang Li Po and avenge the death of their master who was killed by the Suliman.

This is a 26-episode animated sequence aimed at children and young teens and mixes real Southeast Asian history with fiction and fantastical elements. It is due to air in Autumn, 2012.

<a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2011-12-12/funcel-gonzo-animated-satria-trailers-streamed">Source</a>

 

[Vashdaman]

Whoa! This looks pretty interesting. Am I right in assuming that they are deliberately going for a slightly dated looking, cheesy 90's anime feel, along with a deliberately cheesy dub? Surely they must be...

 

[ilmaestro]

Sounds theoretically fun, reminds me a whole bunch too much of Airbender though (possibly unfair comment since I know close to nothing about Airbender).

 

[Mohawk52]

So this is the "new" Gonzo? I think I perfer the "old" one back if this is the best they can do now. I thought this was something from 1991, not 2011. :lol: