Updated: ABe Announces Desperant

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Mike Ferreira (Editor) — May 20th, 2009 — 14:47

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    Mike Ferreira (Editor) — 05/21/2009 19:56 EST

    Yoshitoshi ABe confirmed in his blog that he is working on a new anime series. However, the title is not Desperant, as previously reported. The proper title is Despera, derived from the word "desperado."

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Manga creator Yoshitoshi ABe revealed that he is working on a new anime series. ABe will enlist a number of staff members that previously worked on Serial Experiments Lain to produce the project, titled Desperant.

ABe announced Desperant last month at Sakura-Con 2009. Currently, little is known about the series except for its setting: Taisho-era Japan. ABe will reveal more details on the series when it is officially unveiled in Japan later this month.

ABe was the creator of a number of popular anime titles, including Serial Experiments Lain, Haibane Renmei, and NieA_7.