Japanese Studio Creative Freaks to Lead Production on Sentinel 6 Anime Executive Produced by NBA, NFL Players Michael Carter-Williams, Jamaal Williams
Oct 11
"Afro-futurist sci-fi adventure" series planned to have 11-12 episodes
The Hollywood Reporter entertainment news website reported on Saturday that former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams and NFL player Jamaal Williams will executive produce Sentinel 6 , an "Afro-futurist sci-fi adventure anime." The outlet stated Creative Freaks , a Kyoto-based background art studio, is "leading the production" on the work.
Creative Freaks has not previously been credited for animation production on a work, but has worked on background art for such anime as Spy×Family , Synduality: Noir , Ya Boy Kongming! , Chainsaw Man , several series in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime, Kaiju No. 8 TV 2 , and Dragon Ball Daima , among many other works.
The studio was founded in 2014 and its website states in 2023 it launched its own animation production division. The company also has studios in Tokyo (where the animation division is located), Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.