The creator of Invincible Fight Girl talks about her favorite anime shows, what’s coming to Toonami, and more

Invincible fighting girl With its long-awaited debut on Adult Swim soon, we got to talk to series creator Juston-Gordon Montgomery about the new series ahead of its premiere. Invincible fighting girl has been in production for quite some timeand was one of the animated series that stayed on the move during all the changes happening at Warner Bros. Discovery for many years. But luckily, after all this time, it is finally gearing up for its debut, and fans will soon be able to see a new kind of action movie that combines the fun of anime and the cooperative fight of a new experience.

How Invincible fighting girl iI’m finally going The premiere will take place on Saturday, November 2. at midnight with the first two episodes of Adult Swim (and then Max the next day), ComicBook got the chance to talk to series creator Juston-Gordon Montgomery about the new live-action film. Montgomery talked about the anime influences that went into the new animated series, incorporating wrestling into the narrative, mocking its food system, and more. You can read our full interview below (it has been edited for clarity).

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NICK VALDEZ, COMIC: First I remember (Invincible fighting girl) was announced back in 2022 and was likely in development long before that. So, how do you feel to see it finally premiere on Toonami, the big anime showcase for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim?

JUSTON-GORDON MONTGOMERY: It’s surreal. It kind of exceeded my wildest hopes and expectations. I think when I started this project it was just an opportunity to create maybe a different type of show that we’ve seen in the West and do something that, who knows how much of an impact it would have. There would be something different in space. So the fact that it was raised to such a level that everyone can see it and it will be on Toonami, that place where it means a lot to me personally. It seems surreal. If you asked me about this in 2022, I would not say that this is waiting for us, yes.

Toonami is perfect for this too because, as you just mentioned, it has sort of an anime feel to it that I don’t think I’ve ever seen in an action movie here in terms of the internal monologues, a lot of dusting. vomited everywhere and stuff like that. And so I wanted to know how much direct influence did anime have on you in the way you structured this show and its setting and its world?

MONTGOMERY: Dragon Ball Z this is the place where I always start, because it is something like a grandfather, just in tone, in intensity. You may have noticed that some of our sound effects even sound like… we dog whistle to people who know that it’s like, “Hey, do you hear that flying sound?” But then when we kind of get into the genetic makeup of the show, Naruto this is a big, big place that I’m starting personally. This is one of the first anime outside Dragon Ball Z As a kid I found it, I was just baffled by this mixture of some stupidity and at the same time really heavy adult themes.

You know, we’re dealing with a protagonist who has this crazy, crushing loneliness that he feels and who is ostracized by his community. And at the same time, he has to constantly do this, in the sense of an internal monologue, he has to constantly talk to himself to get himself into a place where he can say, “No, I’m going to be someone that people will love.” respect. I will fulfill this dream, which seems incredible and impossible” and the worldview, the world order of this.

One piece, it is the same with this building of the world. Hunter x Hunter big too. For me it was more of a recent discovery, in the last 4 years or so. And as someone who watched a lot of anime and for some reason missed this, and even saw YYu Yu HakushoI don’t know how I missed it. I was just blown away by the unexpected turns of events and how the show seemed to speak to people who watched Shonen and say, “I know what you think is going to happen. I’m deliberately going to ruin it.” Oh, do you think we’ll follow these characters? Nope. We’re going to move to the other side of the world. We’re going to follow these guys.

And you say, “Who the hell are these people? Why am I following them? And then you say, “Ah, crap. This is really convincing. Okay.” What’s going to happen, you know? So that was important. Just as a way to reimagine what it means to make a show and what it means to create the focus of a show, world-building, complexity and all that. And finally, I would say Hajime no Ippo was massive. As someone who loves boxing myself, I have been boxing for many years.

The show is wonderful in its ability, whether you’re familiar with boxing or not, to convey to you the stakes and why everything makes sense, as well as the struggles and difficulties of it all. Again, regardless of whether you have the experience to understand boxing or not. And so it was this storytelling ability that was huge when we looked at this and thought, well, we’re doing something like wrestling where obviously we want people who have experience and understand it to be able to appreciate it, but we sort I’m guessing that most of our audience may not do this. So, we want to convey to them why everything matters, why wrestling is cool, and why they should feel a certain way about certain things every moment.

This is interesting too because wrestling is also a storytelling oriented art. So, what era of wrestling are you most drawn to? Are you by any chance following anything right now?

Not so much now. For me, the era of relationships was the era of formation. I’m a child of the nineties. So, it was also interesting because I think this was when wrestling was really taking up a lot of the public’s attention. You know, even people who weren’t into it. It was kind of inevitable. It was the perfect time for me as a child to find it. There was something about the spectacle and the heights they wanted to take the storytelling to. Characters, personas, and mistakes that you felt seemed like some kind of storytelling that rivaled and surpassed anything we’d seen and written within the confines of TV shows, sitcoms, movies, or anything like that.

It’s nice to see Andy too, because Andy is a character that combines all of those things. She has a history of fighting against underdogs, as well as the vibe of a Shonen hero wanting her to overcome and ultimately achieve her dreams. So what helped you make Andy the main character of this series?

Andy, I like to think of her as the embodiment of the spirit of youth. So, in a grand metaphor like the show, where we talk about people following their dreams and their passions, I think there’s a kind of universal truth to everything you strive for. You kind of go into this space that you’re not aware of, and then there’s the space itself, the institution, which has these pre-established hierarchies. He has this dynamic. He already has dominant players. Everything seems to have already been settled.

Then here you are, a young man who came into space and will have to sort of fight for his place. And I think a lot of it has to do with that kind of courage. The courage of youth and the hunger of youth. The ability to, while respecting what came before, at the same time kind of ignore it and, like a boxer, say, “Yeah, one day I’ll be as good as or better than Mayweather.” I think that if you live a little, such statements will seem crazy.

But for young people who want to establish themselves and make their mark, this is their lifeblood. This is what fuels them. And for me it’s Andy. Andy is this young, bold, hungry man who is revered by this world that already exists, fascinated by it, in love with it, and at the same time says: “I will come and find my way.” be on top.” There’s a combination of a lot of different complex things that have to go into someone to be able to say it and stick to it. They go through many different obstacles and adversities, but still overcome difficulties and decide: “Yes, this dream is achievable for me.”

Speaking of dreams, Quesa Poblana is a great name by the way – she has an aura. Talking about how we talked Dragon Ball Z And One piece she used to have a literal aura like Dragon Ball Z visual and audio. Then there’s a little in it One piece Haki that practically knocks out everyone else. So, as a hint for the future, could Andy potentially do this? Is this only specific to Poblana? Is this something that, if Andy can train, she can unlock?

I would say yes. I think for the audience who will understand this, we are teasing the system of power that exists in this world. Quesa Poblana isn’t the only one who can do this. She’s the only one we’ve seen doing this. Andy will get there eventually, but there’s a little secret to it beyond just building your strength to a certain level. Quesa Poblana is sort of a big window into our world and what some of the higher level matches and battles will be like. So she exists both as a character and as a window into what the ceiling of this world looks like. How much space is there between that and where Andy and some of the people she’s fighting are now?