As fans of Cross Ange get ready for the start of the second half of the series this coming weekend, a new key visual has surfaced for the show that narrows down some of our character focus with some great colors. The visual, and the start of the second half,c omes as the second volume is scheduled for its home video release on January 21st and ahead of the upcoming February 22nd premium event for the show at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall where a number of the voice actors will be showing up for it.
The series is directed by Yoshiharu Ashino with Tatsuto Higuchi handling the scripts. Yuusuke Matsuo came up with the character concepts while Sayaka Ono has handled the action design. Sunrise is, of course, the animation production side of this series. Sentai Filmworks has picked up the North American rights to the series.
Plot concept: Leveraging the advancement in technology – called “Mana”, humanity has been able to eliminate all wars, starvation, pollution, and other problems on Earth by using its power. Earth has become a peaceful utopia free of material needs.
CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon focuses on the first princess of the Empire of Misurugi, Angelise. She is the celebrated ruler of the Empire until one day she finds out the shocking truth that she is a “Norma” – an irregular being who cannot use “Mana”, and are treated as “things” rather than people. Having her name taken from her, Ange isolates herself on a remote island. There, she finds a group of Norma women who spend their days hunting dragons that have come to invade.
[Source: MoCa News]
