Canvas to Premiere India's First Original Short-Form Anime Series 'Project Maya' in October
Canvas, an Indian microdrama and vertical entertainment app, will premiere Project Maya, India's first original short-form anime series, in early October. Created over 12 months by 30 Indian animators, the Hindi series explores the evolving meaning of independence from a century ago to today’s youth, using Indian characters and cultural themes. Initially released in Hindi on the Canvas app, it will later be dubbed into English and regional languages. The series is produced by Otaku Bharat with voice actor Sanket Mhatre and executive producer Rob Pereyda involved.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 34/100.
Outlets measured: thehindu, moneycontrol. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
moneycontrol broke this story on 29 Sept, 10:38 am. Other outlets followed.