Hulu Acquires Rights to TMS Entertainment's Anime Series 'Undead Unluck'
“Undead Unluck” Will Premiere Exclusively on Hulu in October
Credit: © YOSHIFUMI TOZUKA/SHUEISHA, UNDEAD UNLUCK PROJECT
June 29, 2023 (Santa Monica, CA) In a deal with TMS Entertainment, Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to upcoming anime series “Undead Unluck.” The highly anticipated adaptation of Yoshifumi Tozuka's popular manga, serialized in “Shonen Jump,” comes from UNLIMITED PRODUCE by TMS in collaboration with animation studio david production (“JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,” “Fire Force,” “Cells at Work!”). The action-packed series will premiere as a Hulu Original in October.
Ahead of launch, “Undead Unluck” will be featured at Hulu's interactive Entertainment Hall activation at Anime Expo 2023 in Los Angeles July 1-4. Inspired by “Undead Unluck” and other fan favorite anime on Hulu, the activation fully embodies the narrative and essence of these beloved series. “Undead Unluck” fans will get the chance to exclusively join the Union and capture their moment at the renowned roundtable of Negators.
About “Undead Unluck”
What happens when an unlucky girl meets an undead guy? Pure chaos!
Tired of inadvertently killing people with her special ability Unluck, Fuuko Izumo sets out to end it all. But when she meets Andy, a man who longs for death but can't die, she finds a reason to live—and he finds someone capable of giving him the death he's been longing for.
Yoshifumi Tozuka is the creator of “Undead Unluck.” He made his manga debut with the one-shot “Uchuu Kankou C-Arc” (“Cosmic Arc Travel”), which was published in “Jump Next!” in May 2014. “Undead Unluck,” his first series, began serialization in Weekly “Shonen Jump” in January 2020.
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