Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the main promotional video, key visual, additional cast and staff members, theme song artists, and October 4 premiere for the television anime of Manabu Yashiro‘s Tank Chair manga on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song “DALALA” by reggae-punk band SiM. Musical artist Daoko is performing the ending theme song ‘SYNC.”
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The newly announced cast members are:
Yurina Amami as Dr. Radio, a genius scientist living in hiding in an abandoned radio tower
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Gen Sato as Uzu, a mysterious newcomer who joins the Class A of the “Academy”
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The visual for the character Sensei, an absolute ruler with unfathomable menace and overwhelming power, and the founder of the “Academy,” was also revealed:
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The additional staff members are:
- CG Supervisor: Kōsuke Kawamura
- Modeling Supervisor: Daiki Seo
- Environment Supervisor: Tsubasa Hirata
- Rigging Supervisor: Mai Kawano
- Look Development Supervisor: Shinnosuke Takizawa
- Layout/Animation Supervisors: Kazukatsu Izawa, Shō Okajima, Shogo Tezuka
- BG Set-up Supervisor: Iori Suetsugu
- Art Director: Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
- Color Key Artist: Hironori Nochi
- Effects Supervisor: Taichi Sudou
- Motion Graphic Supervisor: Tatsuya Kuwahara
- Lighting and Composite Supervisor: Kaoru Tadokoro
- Editing: Hiroaki Sasa
- Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
- Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
The anime will premiere on October 4 on Tokyo MX at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m/ EDT), then on BS11 at 24:30 JST (effectively October 5 at 12:30 a.m. JST). The anime will then air on the CBC channel on October 5, and on MBS on October 6.
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Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the series, and it describes the story:
Shizuka takes on the most dangerous of assassin jobs, but she’s not the one doing the killing. Rather, it’s her brother, Nagi, a strong assassin who took a bullet to protect his sister, leaving him in a comatose state and having to use a wheelchair. However, Shizuka has figured out the key to waking her brother up: he must be faced with killing intent! Thus begins a violent journey of recovery, battling the most dangerous foes!
The anime stars:
- Kōki Uchiyama as Nagi Taira
- Minori Fujidera as Shizuka Taira
- Gakuto Kajiwara as Naozumi Kurosaka
- Saori Hayami as Touko Kurosaka
Tadahiro Yoshihira (Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars) and Hiroaki Ando (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Ajin) are directing the anime and writing the scripts at Polygon Pictures. (Yoshihira is also supervising the overall series scripts.) Yūki Moriyama (Blame!) is designing the characters. Masaru Yokoyama (Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) is composing the music. Kazuma Teshigahara (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea) is credited for production design.
Kodansha‘s K MANGA service is also publishing the series.
Yashiro debuted the manga on Kodansha‘s Magazine Pocket service in November 2022. The manga moved to Kodansha‘s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in November 2024. Kodansha published the manga’s 10th compiled book volume on March 26.
Source: Press release
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