Brain Comet, a subsidiary of Blue Spirit, is proud to see the talent of its teams recognised with the selection of “My Life Is A Manga”, in co-production with Blue Spirit Productions, a subsidiary of Newen Studios.

An original creation in 52 11-minute episodes aimed at youngsters aged 8-12, “My Life is a Manga” has been selected for the 35th Cartoon Forum, to be held in Toulouse from 16 to 19 September.

The Cartoon Forum is a key event for animation professionals. Over three days, producers have the opportunity to present their projects to broadcasters, investors and other potential partners from 40 countries, in order to finalise co-productions, pre-sales, distribution agreements and more.
Since its creation in 1990, 985 TV series have been financed, with a total budget of 3.57 billion euros.

Co-produced by Blue Spirit Productions and Sylvie Mahé, the talented team behind the series currently in development includes Nicolas Monteiro, creator of the original concept, Mathilde Michea, graphic designer, Solène Azernour, director and Pierre Gilles Stehr, scriptwriter.

“My Life is a Manga” is a comedy-adventure that meets the needs of the market. In each episode, the heroine experiences a manga adventure and projects herself into imaginary characters to solve her everyday problems. The series is based on the traditional codes of Japanese manga, while retaining a European DNA (no blood, violence or sexualisation).

Synopsis:

Liya, a 13-year-old with an incredibly vivid imagination, has the remarkable ability to transform ordinary days into extraordinary adventures. Liya turns her life into a manga story! She’s an ordinary girl with everyday life challenges (school, relationships, family…) that she grows and learns from in her own way. By transforming these challenges into action filled quests, Liya can overcome anything! Everyone (friend or foe) follows Liya into these amazing tales. She has the power of imagination! Every episode explores a different genre.

With this project, Brain Comet and Blue Spirit Productions are positioning themselves in an unprecedented way in manga, with the conviction that this genre can enter the European market and find its audience through 3D rendered 2D technology.

This innovative technology, marketed by Blue Spirit Creative, involves transferring 2D production to 3D to facilitate production while retaining the 2D aesthetic.
The process had already been tested on Les Mystérieuses Cités d’Or, but the teams wanted to go further.

Olivier Lelardoux, CEO of Blue Spirit:

We are delighted with this selection, which is a direct reward for the efforts and boldness of the Brain Comet and Blue Spirit Productions teams. It is further proof of Blue Spirit’s ability to break new ground with talent and agility, and its strong ambition to develop unique concepts using a variety of animation techniques.