Parent company Yokohama Animation Lab no longer lists Cloud Hearts as part of the company as of May
Kodoani.com – ANN confirmed that the domain name of studio Cloud Hearts has expired, making the website inaccessible. Although it is impossible to verify exactly when the domain name expires, Japanese news website IT Media News said the domain had been inaccessible since at least Wednesday.
Information about Cloud Hearts:
Cloud Hearts is famous recently for producing yuri anime Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau) của Eku Takeshima. This anime premiered on April 13but did not air the episodes 11 and 12 remaining. Previously, the anime was also delayed by two weeks for episodes 9 and 10 in the month 6 due to “production issues”.
Blu-ray disc release issues:
Disc release Blu-ray of the anime in Japan has also been delayed four months due to “production circumstances”. The new release schedule for Blu-ray episodes is as follows:
The first episode, originally scheduled for release on September 13will now be released on January 31 next year. The second episode was postponed from October 11 arrive February 28. The third episode was postponed from November 8 arrive March 28. The fourth episode was postponed from December 13 arrive April 30.
Current situation:
Yokohama Animation Labthe parent company of Cloud Hearts, still refers to Cloud Hearts as a manufacturing partner on its website until April 30 this year, but removed Cloud Hearts' name and logo a day later, on May 1. As of press time, Cloud Hearts' name and logo were still not available on its website Yokohama Animation Lab.
Previous projects:
Cloud Hearts, formerly an internal production unit Yokohama Animation Lab named Cloud Heart Studiohas produced many other anime series such as:
Tawawa on Monday Two
Rail Romanesque 2
The Great Cleric
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World
The New Gate
In all these products, Yokohama Animation Lab credited for animation production or production supervision.
The current situation of Cloud Hearts is making fans and the anime industry pay attention, especially with the recent delays and uncertainties in the production of anime products.