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Saint-Laurent's Lulu to Be Animated by Japanese-American
posted on by Egan Loo
Tokyo-based Max Weintraub animates La vilaine Lulu girl for April 4 debut in Japan
The official website has launched for the television Max Weintraub is producing the animation. Weintraub is a Japanese-American animator who has been living and working in Japan. (In the linked page, select "English" and then select "Work" to preview his previous projects.) Saint-Laurent originally created the cartoons in his picture book in 1956, when he was a 20-year-old working for the Christian Dior haute couturier. The cartoons follow the bizarre fantasies of a mischievous girl named Lulu.
The Kentarō Kihara is composing the music for the project.
Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō
Image © Yves Saint Laurent