The anime adaptation of Kazuma Kamachi’s Heavy Object light novel series has had its official site get a bit of a refresh but it didn’t add anything new to the equation when it comes to the cast and staff. Whta we do get out of it though is a new visual of the main characters in a cleaner and larger form that’s certainly appealing. The show has an October premiere that was revealed earlier this year. Heavy Object is set to be directed by Takashi Watanabe with Chikara Sakura serving as the assistant director and Hiroyuki Yoshino handling the series composition. Character designs are being done by Atsuko Watanabe with animation produced at JC Staff.
The series began in 2009 and has had eight volumes published so far and the release of the ninth volume is coming on April 10th, 2015. A brief manga run was done back in 2009 that ran for two years and then a second manga adaptation kicked off in 2011 that also ran for two years. Unsurprisingly, a new manga adaptation is in the works.
The anime adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival last October. The series will star Natsuki Hanae as Quenser, Kaito Ishikawa as Heivia, Shizuka Itou as Major Floretia Capistrano and Eri Suzuki as Milinda.
Plot concept: Quenser came to the Alaskan military base to study Objects, the new weapons that have completely revolutionized war as we know it—battles are fought by soldiers controlling Objects far away from harm; however, when he starts to get close to Object pilot Milinda, will he discover the grim truth behind Heavy Objects?
I’ve been waiting for this for a while. The creator of A Certain Magical Index, hell yeah, I’m all for it. I’m glad to see that there is still news for this.