The anime adaptation of the Square Enix game Gunslinger Stratos is moving along quickly in terms of promotion now that it’s close to debuting and Aniplex USA has picked up the rights. While we got our first promotional spot and trailer, a second one has now surfaced that clocks in at 80 second, and the official site has updated with a new pair of key visuals highlighting the cast as well.
The series has now gotten its premiere season and date set with it debuting on Tokyo MX, BS 11, Tochigi TV and Gunma TV on April 4th, 2015, and also getting streaming through Nico Nico Douga. The show is animated by a-1 Pictures for the spring 2015 anime season. The series is being done as an original story from Gen Urobuchi with Shinpei Ezaki of Guilty Crown on board to direct based on scripts by Norimitsu Kaiho. Shinichi Yokoya is handling the character designs for the series. The cast from the game are reprising their roles here and the first promotional spot has been released as well. Not surprisingly, a manga tie-in is also planned for Dengeki Maoh’s April issue, which went on sale in late February 2015.
The cast includes Atsushi Abe as Tohru Kazasumi, Hisako Kanemoto as Kyoka Katagiri, Masakazu Nishida as Kyohma Katagiri, Miyuki Sawashiro as Remy Odhner, Kana Ueda as Rindo Sidune, Souichiro Hoshi as Ryo Kusakage, Rikiya Koyama as Akira Rakando, Sayaka Ohara as Olga Janetin, Takehito Koyasu as Aaron Burroughs, Yumiko Kobayashi as Jonathan Sizemore, Saki Fujita as ξ988, Yousuke Akimoto as Mondo Makabe, Saori Hayami as Lyudmila N Ignatova, Mariya Ise as Shinou Matsurika, Toru Ohkawa as Srinivasa Sen and Nana Mizuki as Kumi Minakata.
Plot concept: The story revolves on a group of gunslingers, each from the two universes who participate in Operation Stratos, particularly on a group of four childhood friends: Tohru Kazasumi, Kyōka Katagiri, Kyōma Katagiri, and Shizune Rindo, who all must confront their own flaws and differences when they battle their alternate selves in order to survive.
[Source: Kagayaki Mirai]
