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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm TV Anime Posts More of Cast, New Video
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A live-streamed production presentation for the television Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Beyond the sky, into the firmament adult game revealed more of the cast and a new promotional video on Wednesday.
The newly announced cast include:
Takayuki Kondou as Shion Aoyagi, FC club president
Risa Taneda as Reiko Satōin, FC club vice-president
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kazunari Shindō, another FC club president
Ryota Ohsaka as Masaya Hinata, Asuka's classmate
Megumi Ogata as Aoi Kagami, teacher and FC club adviser
Yuko Gibu as Minori Hosaka
The previously announced cast include:
Azumi Asakura as Misaki Tobisawa, Asuka's classmate and "grash" guide
Nozomi Yamamoto as Mashiro Arisaka, Asuka and Misaki's kohai
Madoka Yonezawa as Serika Ichinose, a model student who moved next to Masaya
The story is set on an archipelago of four islands far south of Japan or even the South Seas. It is all but a different world from modern Japan. From the discovery of anti-gravitons came the dream invention of anti-graviton shoes ("grash") that let people fly the skies. They introduce people to a new realm by enabling flight with just one's own body strength, without feathers or engines. This led to the rise of the sport of "Flying Circus" (dogfight race).
The protagonist who once hoped for a future in this sport suffered a setback due to an overwhelming defeat, and withdrew from the sport for this and some other reason. However, he met the transfer student Asuka Kurashina, and in teaching her to fly the skies, the old ion returned. He takes part in the Flying Circus again.
Gonzo is animating the series based on sprite/Ray is contributing the ending theme song.
The anime will TV Tokyo and other channels on Mondays at 2:05 a.m. The cast will appear at a preview screening of the first episode on December 26.
The original PC game featured planner and main scenario writer insert song.
The game shipped for Windows PCs on November 28, and it is getting a PlayStation Vita port on February 25, 2016.
[Via Hachima Kikō, Ota-Suke]
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