Legends Of The Circuit

Legends Of The Circuit is a Japanese-American-South Korean animated series based on the short of the same name produced for Toonthology for NF. The anime, which is co-produced by Firebasket Japan, will air on AnimeCore in Japan with a simulcast on AnimeCore South Korea.

After negotiations on how to go forward with the short as a series, the producers decided to make it into a anime series, with Firebasket Japan deciding on including South Korean producers and animators to help out due to the popularity of Esports within the region.

The short will premiere in late 2023/early 2024, with the anime being aired in Japan in summer of 2024 with a global release in the late summer/early fall 2024.

Season one
TBD

Short
Elisa Callahan and Makayla Garza wrote the original short and produced it in house at Firebasket Concepts and Garza's own studio. TBE

Anime
Production for the anime started in February of 2023, at the same time as the original short being in the middle of production. NFStudios decided to greenlit the show ahead of time so that the program could air in a reasonable time after the short ended, to prevent having a long break from the original short airing and the full series premiering.

NFStudios and Firebasket Concepts decided on making the series into a anime, with Firebasket Concepts decided on including South Korean producers and animators due to the success and popularity of electronic sports (especially MOBA) in the region.

Uozumi Kisa was approached by Firebasket Japan to develop the anime series, and she accepted. She handpicked the director for the series, Shoji Kaori, who decided to leave The Night Shift to pursue directing Legends Of The Circuit as her new full time position. Elisa Callahan and Makayla Garza will continue to write episodes and give scenario ideas, however the main story will be written by Kisa, giving Callahan and Garza time to develop other projects together. Shimomura Taysuke was brought along to help Kisa with long form writing and composition for the series.