#mfinda

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"Mfinda", an upcoming African-American-Japanese feature film produced by N LITE.

Directors: Gisaburo Sugii & Arthell Isom. Character designs: Patience B. Lekien & Shigeru Fujita. Image boards: Shinichiro Yamada. Animation production : N LITE, MOCCO, PONOC. Partners: Masao Maruyama (Studio M2), GKIDS.

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A compilation of Bipoc lead fantasy series made by my mutual themightyzo on Instagram

Where to watch the ones available

I am Frankelda

The Glassworker

Iyanu the child of wonder

The Ebony Witch

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Mfinda

Directed by: Gisaburo Sugii & Arthell Isom Development: Studio M2, D'ART Shtajio Script writer: Donald H. Hewitt, Patience Lekien, Christiano Terry Graphic designer: Patience Lekien

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El estudio de anime estadounidense-japonés N Lite ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con el gigante editorial japonés Kodansha para producir un manga serializado basado en su largometraje "Mfinda", cuyo debut está previsto para 2026 en la revista Biblio Sirius de Kodansha. El proyecto cinematográfico, de mayor envergadura, reúne al productor Masao Maruyama («Tokyo Godfathers») y al director Gisaburō Sugii («Touch»), quienes trabajan a partir de una historia de Terry y la artista congoleña-estadounidense Patience Lekien. Esta colaboración es una de las primeras en las que una importante editorial japonesa desarrolla conjuntamente un manga basado en una propiedad intelectual original concebida por un estudio internacional para su público lector local.

El estudio de anime estadounidense-japonés N Lite ha firmado un acuerdo de colaboración con el gigante editorial japonés Kodansha para produ

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Exclusive: N LITE Produces 'Afro-Anime' Film MFINDA in Japan

N LITE, Shin Koyamada, Shigeru Igari, collaborate on "AFRIME" film

Multimedia company N LITE is producing a film titled MFINDA, which it refers to with the term "AFRIME," or "afro-anime." The company unveiled visuals for the film in English and Japanese:

N LITE describes the story:

MFINDA tells the story of a young girl, Odi, who is transported into the past where she joins another young girl, Nasambi. They must venture into the MFINDA and confront evil spirits to reclaim the Nkisi if she has any hope of returning home.

Christiano Malik Terry, founder of N LITE, also leads N LITE Japan with Shin Koyamada (The Last Samurai, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior) and Shigeru Igari (former CEO of Atlus). N LITE is producing MFINDA in Japan. Donald H. Hewitt (Spirited Away's English screenplay) and MFINDA creator Patience Lekien are writing the screenplay. The production credits Lekien and Terry with the story.

N LITE Japan teased that it will announce its partnership with a Japanese producer and international Oscar-nominated production team next month.

N LITE aims to bring black and indigenous stories in partnership with global creators. AFRIME, or afro-anime, is its hand-drawn 2D animation. The company plans to produce AFRIME films and television series. N LITE Japan is working on upcoming projects based on anime and manga IP.

Source: Email correspondence