We learned recently that the anime adaptation of the 2008 novel by Koji Yanagi Joker Game has now been set for an April 5th, 2016 premiere in Japan. Now that that phase has been settled, the TV spot promotion gets underway and we’ve got our first quickie hit below for it. Additionally, the official site updated to reveal that QUADRANGLE is performing the opening theme REASON TRIANGLE while MAGIC OF LIFE is handling the ending theme with DOUBLE. Check out those songs below with their respective music videos!
The cast includes Kenyuu Horiuchi as Yuuki, Hiro Shimono as Miyoshi, Ryouhei Kimura as Kaminaga, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Amari, Takahiro Sakurai as Tazaki, Yuki Kaji as Hatano, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Odagiri, Jun Fukuyama as Jitsui, Nakai Kazuya as Fukumoto, Kenjirou Tsuda as Jirou Gamou and Tomokazu Seki as Sakuma.
This series follows the live-action film that landed in January 2015 and offers up some potential for more material if it does well as there are sequel novels out there. The new TV series is being production by Production I.G. with Kazuya Nomura directing it while Shirow Miwa is handling the character designs. Nomura directed the recent Ghost in the Shell: New Movie film as well as Robotics;Notes and Sengoku Basara: The Last Party.
Plot concept: Taking place in the year 1937 on the eve of World War II, the story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the “D Agency”. The organization is established by Lieutenant Colonel Yuki from the Imperial Japanese Army. His ideals lead him to recruit people beyond military academy graduates and personnel, while training them to become skilled agents in arts of manipulation. These agents would become a specialized team to conduct operations. One such antihero agent under the name Jiro Kato goes on a harrowing mission to uncover secret documents called ‘Black Notes’, while battling forces from within and without his own ranks.
Second full promo: