We last got a look at the Kotetsuji no Kabaneri anime adaptation back in December with the first couple of teaser spots for it. The series, which is localized as Knocking on the Walls of the Armored Fortress, now has its second promo and it just reinforce show gorgeous the show is going to look. The show has been scheduled for the spring 2016 anime season next April. There will also be a prologue special that hits in theaters towards the end of March for a week.
The series is one that will be interesting from a design perspective as it’s reuniting some Attack on Titan colleagues with director Tetsuro Araki and writer Ichiro Okouchi. Okouchi is the main force behind the original Code Geass story and most of its spinoffs as well as having done the first two Berserk features for their screenplays.
The cast includes:
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Ikoma
- Sayaka Senbongi as Mumei
- Maaya Uchida as Ayame
- Toshiki Masuda as Kurusu
- Yuuki Kaji as Takumi
- Kanae Oki as Kajika
- Mariya Ise as Yukina
- Ryota Ohsaka as Sukari
- Kensuke Satou as Kibito
- Mamoru Miyano as Biba
Plot concept: The series takes place on the island country Hinomoto, where humans hide themselves in fortresses called stations against the threat of zombie-like beings with steel hearts known as “Kabane.” Only armored locomotives known as “Hayajiro” go between the stations.