HD toons get Ho, Wu Voices

Any anime fans in here? I am a huge anime fan, and think that it’s great to see, “cartoons” as some of my friends call them, films/series where deeper issues are explored than many of the mainstream films. Give me a moment. OK. Fanboyism in check. Well, it seems that Sony is working on their first original high-def animation. Read on for more info about the ‘toon’ and the voices of the characters.

Singer-actress Josie Ho and Taiwan singer-actor Van Ness Wu are to star as voice actors in “LaMB,” the first original high-definition animation production for Sony’s Animax Asia.

“LaMB” is a future-set actioner in a prison camp where high-tech suits keep prisoners restrained but productive.

In production at Singapore animation studio Peach Blossom Media and concept arthouse Imaginary Friends Studios, “LaMB” is directed by Ryosuke Tei, with storyboards by Yasufumi Soejima. It will be released in 2009 on TV, online and mobile platforms.

 

Now, I realize this isn’t exactly FILM, but it’s on the same medium (DVD/HD) so I figured it was important enough to post here. What’s also pretty cool, is that Ho was Cantonese (I know, you’ll never hear it) voice for both ‘The Simpsons movie’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda’.

I eagerly await the release, and can’t wait for some more info to drop. Screen shots maybe? I’ll keep my fingers crossed.