The official anime side for the anime adaptation of Japanese adult game Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm has updated with a lot of new information today through events and elsewhere. While no firm date has surfaced yet for the show it remains on track for the Winter 2016 anime season in January. What we did get is information about the cast as more supporting characters and their actors were revealed, a new key visual that you can click on the right to see a larger version of, and a new promo that really looks pretty freakin’ fantastic. Additionally, we learned that Mami Kawada is on board to sing the opening theme song, Contrail ~Kiseki~, while Ray is going to be handling the ending theme a-gain.
The newly announced cast includes:
Naomi Wakabayashi as Madoka Aoyagi
Kondou Takayuki as Shion Aoyagi
Risa Taneda as Reiko Satouin
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kazunari Shindou
Ryota Osaka as Masaya Hinata
Yuko Gibu as Minori Hosaka
Megumi Ogata as Aoi Kagami
The previously announced cast includes:
Misato Fukuen as Asuka Kurashina
Azumi Asakura as Misaki Tobisawa
Nozomi Yamamoto as Mashiro Arisaka
Madoka Yonezawa as Rika Ichinose
The series is set to be directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki based on series composition by Reiko Yoshida. It’s being animated by Gonzo.
The sprite/fairys side has had one anime adaptation before of note with Love, Election and Chocolate, which was licensed and released in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Plot concept: The story is set in 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 Haruka Kurashina, and in teaching her to fly the skies, the old passion returned. He takes part in the Flying Circus again.
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