The recent reveal that the light novel Beatless from Satoshi Hase and redjuice is making the leap to the anime world has been well received. It’s set for a January 12th, 2017 premiere on the Animeism block on MBS and TBS as well as BS-TBS and also getting streaming distribution around the world through Amazon Prime Video. With that closing in, the upcoming Newtype magazine has revealed more of the cast for the show with:
- Takuto Yoshinaga as Arato Endo
- Kaito Ishikawa as Ryo Kaidai
- Daiki Yamashita as Kengo Suguri
- Saki Ono as Yuka Endo
- Uki Satake as Shiori Kaidai
- Yūki Wakai as Olga Suguri
- Emiri Suyama as Erika Burrows
The previously revealed cast includes:
- Nao Tōyama as Lacia
- Misako Tomioka as Kouka
- Hiromi Igarashi as Snowdrop
- Shino Shimoji as Saturnus
- Sora Amamiya as Methode
The project has set Seiji Mizushima as the director working from the series composition by Tatsuya Takahashi and Gou Zappa. Hiroko Yaguchi is on board as the character designer with Diomedea handling the animation. The original novel was serialized back in the summer of 2011 to summer 2012 before being compiled in October 2012.
Plot Concept: With the introduction of an ultra-advanced AI that surpasses human intelligence, beings that mankind is yet to fully comprehend made from materials far too advanced for human technology begin coming into being. Lacia, an hIE equipped with a black coffin-shaped device, is one of these. In boy-meets-girl fashion, 17-year-old Arato Endo has a fateful encounter with the artificial Lacia. For what purpose were these artificial beings created? Amid questions regarding the coexistence of these artificial beings and humans, a 17-year-old boy makes a decision…
[Source: ANN]
