Original Japanese source:

ネクソンジャパンの大人気オンラインRPG『メイプルストーリー』のアニメーション化が決定！
マッドハウスがそのアニメーション制作を担当することになりました。

『メイプルストーリー』は、10代を中心に140万人以上の会員数を誇る大人気オンラインゲーム。2Dグラ フィックで描かれた横スクロールタイプのMMO （多人数同時接続型）アクションRPG（ロールプレイングゲーム）で、様々な島や村、都市でモンスターと戦 闘したり、アイテムを集めたりしながら冒険の旅を進めていきます。プレイヤーキャラには外観を自由にカスタ マイズ出来るアバター方式を採用、現在も新しいアイテムやマップなどを頻繁に追加配信しており会員数・同時 接続者数の記録を更新中です。
また、日本だけでなく、アジア・北米・ヨーロッパでもサービスを展開、各国でも高い人気を誇っ ています。

アニメのフォーマットは未定ですが、新しい情報が入り次第、こちらのHPでも告知していきます 。

Translation using online translator:

Making popular, online RPG 'Maple story' of Necsonjapan animation is decided.
The Mad house will take charge of the animation production.

'Maple story' popular and online plays a game to boast of the number of members of 1.4 million people or more around one's teens. The travel of the adventure is advanced while combatting against the monster by MMO (simultaneous large number of people connected type) action RPG of the horizontal scroll type drawn by 2D graphic (role-playing game) in various islands, villages, and cities, and collecting items.

The avatar method that externals can be freely customized is updated in the player character, and an additional delivery frequently does and is updating the record of a number of members and simultaneous number of connected people to a new item and the map, etc. adopting and now.

Moreover, service is developed in not only Japan but also Asia, North America, and Europe, and it takes pride in high popularity also in each country.

The format of the animated cartoon notifies HP here as soon as new information enters though it is undecided.

Link:

Madhouse, producers for Maplestory anime (http://www.madhouse.co.jp/)

Oh joy. I wonder what it would be about thou. I'll bet thou there is an apisode about scammers and stuff.

If this wont be as stupid as Ragnarok anime, it's ok. Ragnarok was horrible and I hope this wont repeat. Which it propably will.

Do I sense desperation?

If it's anything like the game, it will fail.

Ep.1
12 year old: ZOMFG ACCT GOTS HAX0RED!!!11!!!1!!ONE
11 year old: ROFLCOPTER PWN3D ZOMG HAHA JOO G0T P00NT N00BZ
Metallica: ...?
10 year old: ZOMG PWN3D N00B
9 year old: KEKEKEKEKEKE
Metallica: *quits*

Let's all wait for the first screenies of the anime ... This news is old actually, was posted in November 2006. Can't find a single piture of the anime till now :(

Oh, God. Help us all.

Oh, God. Help us all.

He's busy slaying Balrog now :3

Quit with the maplestory crap, it's a shit game as an mmorpg and on DS. Now an anime? I'd rather be bolimic than watch that and still spit up.

dont u mead the ULTIMATE MONSTER ZAKUMMMMM

It does sound interesting i wonder what is going to happen...

cool a 2d cartoon.

I'm sure they can find a better game to make a show of then Maple Story. Just because it's a good game dosn't mean it needs a show.

Love to see a ROSE Online anime ^_^

Personaly I think a Gunz anime would be good if the right ppl worked on it. But Devil May cry is coming out with a show so thats good enough for me.

Quit with the maplestory crap, it's a shit game as an mmorpg and on DS. Now an anime? I'd rather be bolimic than watch that and still spit up.

I rather play MS over RS, anyday.

NOOOO not another anime based off a pathetic game

Wow. Just wow. "Wow" like in Vista "wow". Wow.

Maple Story was a great game back in Beta, but with all these changes, I'm not sure people will be playing any longer...

Shame really.

It might be entertaining if its just whacking a bunny with a club the whole time or something....

Thats pretty much all there is to the game.

Im sure there will be some stupid storyline and in the end they kill this huge boss, and on their journey they meet ice mages, fire mages, sins etc.

What's with all of the recent MMO anime series? First Ragnarok, then Master of Epic, now Maple Story? C'mon, japan. If you're going to animate something from Korea there are plenty of fantastic Manhwa that deserve the anime treatment.

Unbalance x Unbalance ;_;

will most probably be a copy of mr ragnarok the anime..a master piece i thought with balrog or zakum being the master villian like death lord was in rag

but then again
lmfao this will be werid..hopefuly they will take the more serious aprooch to art not..crap style

lol one episode will be like

noob: *goes to ellinia pot shop and accidentally jumps into shopkeeper booth*
noob: WOAH! cool!
*30 seconds later*
noob: WTF?! AAAAAAAAAH!!!!

XD

Maple Story the Anime: Now with 50% MORE grinding.

wtf is this shit... i'd rather watch barbie -.-

wtf is this shit... i'd rather watch barbie -.-

Barbie ?! -_- ...

It's time to lol.

Yes barbie that's how shit i think this stupid "Maplestory: The Anime" Will be..

this is hillarious. korea is making games from japanese anime and japan is doing
it backwards -0-

I play Maple Story...I am admitted Maple Story adict, and when I read this, it made me sick. XO

have u guys seen the ms clips they put on their site?
i gotta admit it looks pretty awesome. its like 3d with good effects and sh1t.

nothing compared to the game.

Maplestory 3D, anyone ? :D

Maplestory 3D, anyone ?

I'm telling you, if that would happen I would play it and wouldn't even think about the grind.

have u guys seen the ms clips they put on their site?
i gotta admit it looks pretty awesome. its like 3d with good effects and sh1t.

nothing compared to the game.

those clips have been there since maple started :P
it has nothing to do with the anime

Maplestory 3D, anyone ? :D

3D maple would ruin the whole 2D concept of the game

still,i wonder how the anime is going to look like

More proof that the whole of the Maple Story community are 11 year old nerds -.-

More proof that the whole of the Maple Story community are 11 year old nerds -.-

The person whom I sold my account to was a 27 year old :D lol

I like Maple Story's design style, for sure. They better not settle for some crappy manga artists.

I'm sure they'll have to exagerate some sort of plot. The most people in game will say to you is SELLING PANLID@@@@@@@@@@ and cc plz.

What going to have next? Maplystory hentai? yaoi? or yuri?

korean maplestory is full of 18+ people actually they have more people over the 20s o_O weird eh xDD

korean maplestory is full of 18+ people actually they have more people over the 20s o_O weird eh xDD

I second that. Rarely saw anyone who claim they are below 20 in my guild and in chats etc ...