Netflix has announced Mech Cadets (2023), a 3D animated series based on the BOOM! Studios comic book series Mech Cadet Yu by writer Greg Pak and artist Takeshi Miyazawa. The animated series is executive produced by BOOM! Studios, Japanese studio Polygon Pictures Inc., and Aaron Lam who serves as the writer and an executive producer of the series.
“Fifty years in the future, after a terrifying alien species attacked our planet, teenager Stanford Yu works as a janitor at the Sky Corps Military Academy. But he’s only dreamed of one thing his entire life — to pilot a Robo Mech, giant robots from outer-space who came to our aid. When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens”.
Polygon Pictures Inc Executive Producer Jack Liang had this to say about the release in a recent interview online: “It is important for us to create stories that exemplify our teams’ diverse voices and art as a studio based in Tokyo, Japan.”
“As part of our mission ‘to do what no other has done, in unparalleled quality, for all the world to see and enjoy’ we are ecstatic to have alongside with us, our supervising director, Tohru Patrick Awa, writer and executive producer, Aaron Lam and our talented diverse team of writers, to visualize the wonderful story created by Greg Pak, Takeshi Miyazawa, and BOOM! Studios.” he continued. “We all are honored to work with Netflix, and to tell a story that we hope will inspire future storytellers around the world.”
Print copies of Mech Cadet Yu Volumes 1-3 are available at local comic book shops, or at the BOOM! Studios webstore. Digital copies are available to download from the usual content providers, including comiXology, iBooks, Google Play, and Kindle.
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