BioWare and Funimation have announced an agreement to create an anime feature film based upon Mass Effect produced by Tokyo-based T.O Entertainment. Casey Hudson of BioWare, executive producer of the Mass Effect series, will serve as executive producer on the film, along with Funimation President and CEO Gen Fukunaga and Director of Original Entertainment Chris Moujaes and T.O Entertainment s CEO Takeichi Honda and Yui Shibata.
“Over the last few years, we have revealed different pieces of the Mass Effect world through different media. Extending the story through an anime medium is another amazing opportunity for us,” said Casey Hudson, Executive Producer for the Mass Effect series. “Partnering with Funimation ensures that we will bring this rich universe to life with the utmost quality and the same attention to detail that the Mass Effect games are known for.”
“It is thanks to the enormous and passionate Mass Effect fan base that this movie is made possible,” said Gen Fukunaga, President & CEO of Funimation. “With production underway on the Dragon Age video, we are excited to team up with another BioWare team to add an exciting new chapter to this vast sci-fi world.”
No specific details were given out about the plot or characters, except that it will be set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life and mysterious, uncharted planets. Production on the Mass Effect anime have already started, with a release on schedule for Summer 2012.
