Anime: Shows Are Coming Back After Toei Animation Hack
The Toei Animation hack caused system shutdowns and delays to many popular shows, but most things are schedule to come back soon.
On March 6th, Toei Animation, the studio responsible for One Piece, Dragon Ball, and The Transformers reported that it had been hacked by an unknown party. The hack resulted in internal and online systems being shut down and production delays for an unknown amount of time. But we have a few updates about your favorite shows.
One Piece
The official One Piece Twitter account announced on Wednesday that the Straw Hat Pirates will be back with episode 1,014 on April 16th at 7pm PT. The last new episode was aired on March 6th. The six week break has been filled with rerun and recap episodes. But we’re pretty excited to get back to the plot and see what’s next for the Wano Arc. It looks like the release of One Piece Red on August 6th hasn’t been affected by the Toei Animation hack.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Dragon Quest has been on hold since the hack to place. Episode 73 was scheduled to air the day after Toei Animation had announced the breach. In response Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai has been airing reruns for the past few weeks. Their original hope was to have new episodes up by April 9th, but Toei Animation has announced that it will be back for episode 73 on April 16th.
Digimon Ghost Game
Digimon Ghost Game hasn’t been around for as long as some of these other shows. And after the Toei Animation hack they were also forced to go on hiatus. They have been replaying episodes from one. But Digimon is set to come back with epsidode 22 of 24 on April 17th.
Delicious Party Pretty Cure (PreCure)
PreCure will have a short season with only eight episodes. And that limited run was interrupted at episode 6 during the Toei hack. It too will return on April 17th.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero as initially scheduled to release on April 22nd and fans have already pre-ordered tickets for the upcoming Dragon Ball film. But we don’t have an updated release date as of yet. It has been suggested that the hackers pirated a copy of the movie to leak, but if that’s the case no leaks have surfaced yet. Toei Animation promises to announced the new release date in the near future, but when that will be is anybody’s guess. At this point we may need to start collecting the Dragon Balls and wish for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero‘s release.
About Toei Animation
Founded as Japan Animated Films in 1948 and eventually renamed Toi Doga Co., Ltd and then Toi Animation in 1998, the studio is responsible for some of the most popular anime series’ worldwide. Included in this list are Sailor Moon Crystal, Digimon, and Saint Seiya. In addition to bringing some of our favorite manga to live, Toei has also bee commissioned to provide animation for western shows. Some examples include Inspector Gadget, The Snorks, and Miraculous Ladybug.
What’s is your favorite Toei Animation project? Is your favorite show coming back soon? When do you think Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero will finally be released? Let us know in the comments!
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