Announced at the end of January, the spring 2016 anime series Endride has now debuted its first promotional video. The piece clocks in at 90 seconds and gives us a very good look at the animation design and style as well as the overall tone of it. The series has also been scheduled for an April 3rd, 2016 premiere for the two-cour series. The promo also gives us a listen to the opening song Limit from Luna Sea.
The series is directed by Keiji Gotou of Kiddy Grade fame among others and he’s working off of overall composition from Touko Machida. The character designs are done by Kazushi Hagiwara and Nobuhiro Watsuki and it’s being animated at Brains Base.
The announced cast for the series includes:
- Kensho Ono as Shun Asanaga
- Toshiki Masuda as Emilio Langheim
- Karen Miyama as Alicia
- Ayaka Ohashi as Faralion
- Hiroki Takahashi as Demetrio
- Kousuke Toriumi as Eljuia
- Shizuka Itou as Louise
- Yuuma Uchida as Felix
Plot concept: Shun Asanaga is a 15-year-old junior high school student with an optimistic and bright personality. One day, he finds a mysterious crystal at the office of his father, a scientist and a businessman. When he touches it, the world becomes distorted, and he is sent into the world of Endra. Emilio, a prince of the kingdom of Endra is nearing his 16th birthday and despises the reigning king Delzain. Since Emilio is now at the age when he can inherit the throne, he takes up a weapon and attempts revenge. However, because Emilio is too weak, he is captured by Delzain and put in prison. When Emilio is in grief, the wall of his cell becomes distorted and Shun appears from there. One, with a goal to return to his own world; another, with a goal to complete his revenge. What future lies ahead for the two boys trying to survive in Endra yet raised in two different worlds?