
The May issue (released on April 10) of Kadokawa's
Newtype magazine has
confirmed that
Spider-Man and
X-Men co-creator
Stan Lee is working with the animation studio
BONES (
Fullmetal Alchemist,
Soul Eater) on a new
animated television series tentatively called Hero Man. The story will center on a boy named Joey who discovers a toy robot near the west coast of the United States. Then, the toy becomes Hero Man, a giant robot that Joey pilots against evil threats. BONES screened a promotional movie for Hero Man (as well as for Soul Eater,
Bōnen no Xamdou, and Shinjuku Satomi Hakkenden) at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008.
Hitoshi Nanba (
Baki the Grappler,
Bono Bono) will be directing the work.
Shigeto Koyama, who did design work on
Eureka Seven,
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit,
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, is designing the characters, and
Toshihiro Kawamoto (
Cowboy Bebop,
Golden Boy,
Wolf's Rain) will be the chief animator. The project will be a production of BONES, Lee's Pow! Entertainment, and the Wowmax Media! production company. Lee is
working on a separate Karakuridōji Ultimo manga project with
Shaman King creator
Hiroyuki Takei.
thanks to AnimeNewsNetwork