The official site for the Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei series has updated once again and some new information is now out about the upcoming show. A new round of supporting character names and their respectiv voices actors have been revealed as well as information on the songs for the series. The opening theme is being performed by AKINO with Golden Life while the ending theme is Tomei na Yozora by Yuka Aisaka.
The show is scheduled for a winter 2016 debut and will be on most of the main networks in Japan. The series has Gorou Taniguchi serving as the chief director with Noriaki Akitaya as the main director. Shun Saeki created the original character designs while Asako Nishida is adapting them for the show. Scripts are being written by Naruhisa Arakawa.
The new cast additions are:
- Masayo Kurata as Rin Yamabuki
- Taishi Murata as Tomoki Hachijō
- Yuka Aisaka as Hinata Yamabuki
- Natsuki Hanae as Mythos
The previously announced cast includes:
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Takeru Kuroki
- Takahiro Sakurai as Sōichirō Sena
- Ari Ozawa as Asami Kazari
- Shizuka Ishigami as Haruka Hoshimiya
With a pretty strong staff like this, it really feels like it’ll be a Sunrise series. Time will tell. The full site is set to go live on October 22nd, 2015.
Plot concept: Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section’s 3rd Mobile Assault Division, popularly called “The Eighth,” who don powered armor “Willwear” exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime.
[Source: ANN]
