With the Machi Asobi anime event running in anime studio ufotable's (Fate/stay night) hometown of Tokushima, the staff for their TV anime adaptation of Bandai Namco Games' popular PSP action game series God Eater has been announced. Takayuki Hirao, who did work for the games, as well as the fifth Garden of Sinners movie and Gyo OVA, helms the production.

While Tetsuya Takeuchi (Sword Art Online II action animation director) did character designs on the earlier promo short, Fate/zero animator Keita Shimizu will be in charge for the series. Gyo's Go Shiina will be handling the music.

マチ★アソビステージにお越しいただきました皆様ありがとうございました！TVアニメ「GOD EATER」メインスタッフを公開！監督：平尾隆之／キャラクターデザイン：清水慶太／音楽：椎名 豪。原作ゲーム内アニメーションを手掛けた方々によるTVアニメ、是非ご期待下さい#GEanime

— TVアニメ「GOD EATER」公式 (@god_eater_anime) October 12, 2014

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.