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Sailor Moon's Satō, anohana's Okada, Macross' Kawamori Run M3 Ad Before Premiere
posted on by Egan Loo
A television commercial for May'n.
The ad outlines the premise of the anime:
There is distorted, deep blackness everywhere.That place, in which blackness swallowed everything and took away everything, has become known as the avidya zone.
Strange beings assume the very form of the despair and chaos of humanity.
They are known by this name: Imashime.
An expedition surveys the avidya zone which consumes human spirits.
So, in the intricate intersection between the present in impending crisis and the destiny of the past … can eight boys and girls, assembled to confront the Imashime, find the bright future that lies before the avidya zone?
The ensemble drama story follows eight boys and girls in the science-fiction setting of near-future Tokyo. The tagline on the website and in the commercial states, "On the night of falling stars, they … heard that song…."
The cast includes (from left to right in image):
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Minashi Maki
- Kotori Koiwai as Sasame Izuriha
- Tsugumi (cast member not announced yet)
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Akashi Saginuma
- Kasane (cast member not announced yet)
- Yōko Hikasa as Emiru Hazaki
- Kairi (cast member not announced yet)
- Ayumu Murase as Heito Isaku
- Susaki (cast member not announced yet)
- Sayuri Yahagi as Raika Kasumi
- Tomoaki Maeno as Iwato Namito
- Misato Fukuen as Maamu Yuzuki
Junichi Satō (Sailor Moon, Cyber Formula franchise) is working on the mecha designs.
Flying Dog is producing the music.
The series will premiere on April 21 on Monthly Comic Blade on April 30.
Images © Junichi Satō, Mari Okada, Satelight/M3 Project
