A young warrior. A fractured nation. A hunger that will not die. Set against Japan’s upheaval in 1866, AIKO is a dramatic animated series about family, belonging and survival as an inhuman threat tears a country apart.
LoglineWhen a monstrous plague devastates 1866 Japan, a young samurai-in-training must protect her sister and uncover an inherited mystical power that could save her homeland.
Short synopsisJapan, 1866. As centuries of isolation give way to a new era, a sickness known as “the hunger” turns its victims into ravenous, monstrous beings. When the infection reaches her secluded mountain valley, seventeen-year-old Aiko loses the life she has always known. Travelling with her younger sister Setsuko and the old sage Morihiro, she crosses a country torn apart by violence in search of her missing mother. The journey draws Aiko toward an ancient family secret and the strange gift she neither wants nor understands—a power that may be the key to Japan’s survival.
IN DEVELOPMENTPilot script, first-season outlines and future-season synopsis prepared.
FORMAT & AUDIENCEAnimated television series · Young adult.
CREATIVE TEAMEvan Viera — director & co-creator. Charley Pope — writer & co-creator.
