Kozure Okami Anime Possible?

Within an article about creator Kazuo Koike & Hideki Mori’s new Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf & Cub) sequel manga, “Soshite Kozure Okami: Shikaku no Ko,” the Sankei Newspaper reports that an anime adaptation of the classic 1970 manga series is “in the tentative planning stages” and “within sight.” The manga has been adapted into multiple live action television series, TV movies, and theatrical feature films.

As a big Kozure Okami fan, I have to say that this may be a title better left in manga and live action formats. I’ll be certainly thrilled to see an impressive anime adaptation, but the recent anime adaptation of Blade of the Immortal provides ample proof that samurai manga which don’t immediately lend themselves to anime should probably not be animated.