Attack on Titan studio just revealed its risky new sci-fi show with 3 Body Problem vibes

LONA looks to be another ambitious swing from WIT Studio Every new anime season brings another wave of adaptations. Hit manga become television events, light novels become the next isekai obsession, and video games like Death Stranding and Sekiro continue making the leap to animation. Original anime, meanwhile, have quietly become something of a rarity, especially on the scale of a prestige production. WIT Studio is no different. Producing anime of the biggest franchises in the medium, including Vinland Saga, Attack on Titan, and even the upcoming One Piece remake, the studio can similarly fall prey to the industry’s obsession with adaptations. But its next project looks like something entirely new. Set to premiere in spring 2027, LONA — that’s “Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis” — centers on a team of researchers investigating the thoughts of the dead after a string of attacks committed by people who shouldn't be alive. It's a wonderfully unsettling hook that separates LONA from the sea of fantasy adventures (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Sentenced to be a Hero) and cyberpunk thrillers (The Ghost in the Shell, Psycho Pass) dominating anime. Rather than asking what happens