Rina Touin
06-11-2007, 11:40 PM
So, out of almost nowhere this show's actually getting an April start date (Tuesdays from the 3rd). Let's see what facts we have so far (can't find a thread for this show, apologies if there is one!)
Official website - [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
TV Tokyo website - [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Studio: Satelight (Aquarion, Macross Zero, Noein, Arjuna etc.)
Director and Original Concept: Yasuchika Nagaoka (the Seikai series)
Character Designs: Sushio (Gainax key animation ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) alumnus, this may be his first character design job?)
Mecha Design: Shoji Kawamori (ZOMG fangasm, has designed most of the best mecha ever)
Design Work (i.e. all the other machinery): Yasuhiro Moriki (another Seikai veteran)
Music: TWO-MIX DELTA (the kings of 90s cheese (Gundam Wing in particular) updated for a new millenium)
Announced seiyuu:
Shuu Aiba (lead character, hotblooded mecha type no doubt) - Daisuke Ono (KyoAni stalwart having played Yukito in Air and Itsuki in Haruhi amongst others)
Shuu Nanao (his elder brother) - Yuuichi Nakamura (only had a big role in Muteki Kanban Musume before in anime ([Only registered and activated users can see links]), and he's voicing a lead in Ookiku Furikabutte this season; he played Rufus in Valkyrie Profile 2, though)
Yuuno Rukina (head scientist, keeper of the Book ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) of Death) - Nana Mizuki (kickass seiyuu of various different roles, although she'll always be Rue-chan to me...)
Noa Rukina (younger sister) - Aya Endo (no really good roles before although she's a lead in Lucky Star)
The plot is something like the following:
Quote:
Originally Posted by From the official website, possible liberties taken
AD 2031. As mankind continues to prosper, grotesque beings called "Hardians" appear. One day, they suddenly multiply and begin to attack humanity! Whilst investigating these Hardians, the NIDF an organisation devoted to defending mankind with fighter pilots such as Shuu Aiba and his coworkers, is embroiled in the battle with the Hardians! Furthermore, what is the secret of the legendary "Book of Death" that Yuuno Rukino, the chief scientist of the NIDF, discovers in her investigations? And what is its connection to the Hardians? Now, the great war upon which human existence is gambled begins...
Mmm, cheese-tastic. I'm a bit unsure about the romanisation of ハーディアン - I think it might be "Hadean" as in "creatures from Hades" (sure, the Book of Death is from Egyptian history, but it still ties in with the death theme). The other Romanisations come from the official website. I hope the Book of Death stuff adds up to a nice plotline to go with the mecha stuff, which I presume will be Kawamori-transformation-tastic (I like the character designs, incidentally!).
Official website - [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links])
TV Tokyo website - [Only registered and activated users can see links]
Studio: Satelight (Aquarion, Macross Zero, Noein, Arjuna etc.)
Director and Original Concept: Yasuchika Nagaoka (the Seikai series)
Character Designs: Sushio (Gainax key animation ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) alumnus, this may be his first character design job?)
Mecha Design: Shoji Kawamori (ZOMG fangasm, has designed most of the best mecha ever)
Design Work (i.e. all the other machinery): Yasuhiro Moriki (another Seikai veteran)
Music: TWO-MIX DELTA (the kings of 90s cheese (Gundam Wing in particular) updated for a new millenium)
Announced seiyuu:
Shuu Aiba (lead character, hotblooded mecha type no doubt) - Daisuke Ono (KyoAni stalwart having played Yukito in Air and Itsuki in Haruhi amongst others)
Shuu Nanao (his elder brother) - Yuuichi Nakamura (only had a big role in Muteki Kanban Musume before in anime ([Only registered and activated users can see links]), and he's voicing a lead in Ookiku Furikabutte this season; he played Rufus in Valkyrie Profile 2, though)
Yuuno Rukina (head scientist, keeper of the Book ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) of Death) - Nana Mizuki (kickass seiyuu of various different roles, although she'll always be Rue-chan to me...)
Noa Rukina (younger sister) - Aya Endo (no really good roles before although she's a lead in Lucky Star)
The plot is something like the following:
Quote:
Originally Posted by From the official website, possible liberties taken
AD 2031. As mankind continues to prosper, grotesque beings called "Hardians" appear. One day, they suddenly multiply and begin to attack humanity! Whilst investigating these Hardians, the NIDF an organisation devoted to defending mankind with fighter pilots such as Shuu Aiba and his coworkers, is embroiled in the battle with the Hardians! Furthermore, what is the secret of the legendary "Book of Death" that Yuuno Rukino, the chief scientist of the NIDF, discovers in her investigations? And what is its connection to the Hardians? Now, the great war upon which human existence is gambled begins...
Mmm, cheese-tastic. I'm a bit unsure about the romanisation of ハーディアン - I think it might be "Hadean" as in "creatures from Hades" (sure, the Book of Death is from Egyptian history, but it still ties in with the death theme). The other Romanisations come from the official website. I hope the Book of Death stuff adds up to a nice plotline to go with the mecha stuff, which I presume will be Kawamori-transformation-tastic (I like the character designs, incidentally!).