Gibiate

 is an original anime television series produced by Yoshitaka Amano, directed by Masahiko Komino at studios Lunch Box and Studio Elle and written by Ryō Aoki. The series aired from July 15 to September 30, 2020. A special PR program aired on July 8, 2020.
Plot.
In 2030, Japan, a virus known as "Gibia" has infected humans throughout the world and turns them into different forms of monsters based on their age, sex, and race. A samurai, a ninja and a monk from the early Edo period travel through time and arrive in a ruined Japan. They aid a professor working on a cure for the virus and face ceaseless attacks from Gibias. They start the dangerous journey to find other survivors and must not only deal with monsters, but also outlaws that attack travelers for food.
Production and release.
During Anime Expo 2019, Gibiate Project revealed that they are producing an original anime television series. Ryō Aoki is writing and planning the project, as well as serving as its executive producer. Masahiko Komino will serve as director, animation character designer - directly adapting Yoshitaka Amano's original character designs into animation, as well as serving as chief animation director. Lunch Box and Studio Elle will be in charge of animation production. Naoki Serizawa is designing the monsters. Yuzo Koshiro is composing the series' music. Other artists such as Japanese doll maker Mataro Kanabayashi the Third, bladesmith Kunihisa Kunihisa, calligrapher and artist Sisyu, and Hideo Komatsu the president of the shamisen company Komatsuya Co., Ltd. are also listed as collaborators. Sugizo performed the opening theme song "Gibiate" with the Yoshida Brothers and the ending theme "Endless" with Maki Ohguro. The Chinese version of the ending theme was covered by VOGUE5. It was set to premiere at Anime Expo 2020 but was cancelled on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series aired from July 15 to September 30, 2020 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and BS Fuji. Crunchyroll streamed the series as a Crunchyroll Original anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. In Southeast Asia, the series is licensed by Medialink and released on Ani-One YouTube channel, as well as on the streaming service iQIYI.
Reception.
The reception was largely unfavorable, with most of the criticism aimed towards the weak CGI. 