Studio 4C's GLOBAL ASTROLINER PILOT

A couple of years ago, while trying to sate my regular quota of anime I came across an interesting pilot/proof of concept short by Studio 4C called Global Astroliner. It was pure eye candy to me; A stylized scifi world that seemed to incorporate the distinct styles of Jamie Hewlett, Shinichiro Watanabe and Michael Arias together, with colorful scenes set to various catchy tunes. This was a project that you could clearly see doing well, and being aired on a channel like Adult swim or something similar. Sadly though, the show never made it past this conceptual stage.

The pilot was the brainchild of Daisuke Nakayama and was produced in conjunction with Studio 4C, that awesome animation studio we've covered many, many times before on the blog. Despite the 2009 pilot failing, it looks like the idea wasn't completely abandoned, as I recently stumbled onto an updated pilot with the same premise and style from the studio. I would really love to see this idea brought to full fruition someday. Studio 4C, have you tried Kickstarter?

Anyways, check out the pilot for 'Ultra Ghost Attack Team' after the break. Enjoy!