Evergreen (TV series)

Evergreen is an American-Japanese animated television series created by Yoshii Naoko and Michael Korbinian, and produced by VRVA Studios and Man of Action Studios in association with the Japanese writer collective Brightlight. The series first premiered on August 19, 2016 on Prima, running until its conclusion on September 7, 2018. It is a coming-of-age story that follows protagonist Kennett Henderson (Kendall Engrive) as he joins the Evergreen Defense Troop alongside his new various new friends and allies – including his sister Mina (Mckenzie Becham), Sonata (Jackie Buscarino), Zach (David Spade), and Skylar (David Faustino) – while also embarking on new adventures and mysteries.

Naoko first conceived the series from a collection of drawings he made during his time at the California Institute of the Arts in 2009, and later strung the images together into a planned anthology of ten-minute episodes. Pitching the show to VRVA, the series was greenlit for full production in 2013. Upon its release, the series developed a major cult following among its viewers, with acclaim for its action, storylines, characterization, art design, and urban fantasy worldbuilding. It has also been the recipient of awards such as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, and has spawned an expanded franchise comprised of two spinoff series, various merchandise, comics, and video games. Evergreen: The Adventure Begins, a feature-length film that retells the events of the first season, was released in theaters on May 25, 2018 to critical and commercial success; it has since expanded into a rebooted film trilogy, with sequels slated for release in 2019 and 2020.