In The Beginning: The Bible Stories

Anime English Name: In The Beginning: The Bible Stories

Anime Native Name: 手塚治虫の旧約聖書物語

Status: N/A

Episode Count: 26

Genres: Action, Drama

Release Date: 1997

Duration: 24 mins

Country: JP

Average Score: 62%

Description

Through the Italian National Broadcasting Network, Tezuka Osamu received an ardent request from the Vatican to make the Bible into animated form. This request was probably made to see how the Bible would be depicted by the non-Christian Tezuka Osamu. Tezuka Osamu accepted the request and spent an entire two years to complete a pilot film. It was about the story of Noah's ark, with the enthusiastic Tezuka Osamu not only writing the scenario but also drawing pictures by himself. During production, however, he unfortunately passed away, so Director Dezaki took over the film and completed it.

(Source: AniDB)