Sentai Filmworks digital expansion for several of its fall 2015 anime series pickups continues as they’re now bringing Comet Lucifer to Hulu. The first episode of the series is now live on the service in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Those that subscribe to Hulu get watch this show in HD on their TV, mobile and computer.
The original series is directed by Yasuhiyo Kikuchi based off of the script and composition by Yuuichi Nomura, who came up with the overall plan for the show. Atsushi Nakayama is serving as the series director while Yuuichi Takahashi is handling character design and chief animation director duties. The series is being animated at studio 8bit.
The series stars Yuusuke Kobayashi as Sougo Amagi, Ayaka Ohashi as Felia, Rie Takahashi as Kaon Lanchester, Takuma Terashima as Roman Valov, Ayaka Suwa as Otto Motou and Inori Minase as Mo Litica Tzetzes Ura,
Plot concept: Gift, a world covered in glittering blue crystals called gifdium. Sougo Amagi is a boy who lives in the town of Garden Indigo, which has prospered from the mining of these crystals. Sougo, whose hobby is collecting rare crystals, one day becomes involved in a dispute between classmates Kaon, Roman, and Otto. He wanders deep into the ruins of a mine and discovers an underground lake. There, Sougo meets a mysterious girl with blue hair and red eyes. Who is this girl, and what will their meeting bring? The door to an adventure opens with their newly formed bond.
