The marketing for the new original series Trickster: Edogawa Ranpo Shounen Tanteidan Yori continues on as Bandai Visual has now brought out two new TV spots for it. After recently revealing the premiere date and the cast key visual for it, getting a little bit more of a look at the animation with new scenes and more of the opening song sequence is definitely welcome. The show has been scheduled for an October 3rd, 2016 debut on Tokyo MX. The opening song “Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara” is being performed by Gackt while Asuza Tadakoro will be performing the ending them song for it with “1HOPE SNIPER.”
The series will be directed by Masahiro Mukai based on the series composition and scripts from Erika Yoshida. PEACH-PIT worked on the original character designs that are being adapted into anime form by Shinya Yamada. TMS Entertainment and Shin-Ei Animation will be handling the animation production for the show.
The show has set Daiki Yamashita as Yoshio Kobayashi and Ryota Osaka as Kensuke Hanasaki as the leads. The supporting cast includes Yuuichirou Umehara as Ryou Inoue, Ibuki Kido as Makoto Nori and Azusa Tadakoro as Nao Nakamura
Plot concept: The time period is the 2030s. Before the mysterious detective Kogorou Akechi, the Boys’ Detective Team is assembled. Their actions have led to the resolution of various small and large incidents. One day, team member Kensuke Hanasaki meets a mysterious boy named Yoshio Kobayashi. Kobayashi, who has an undying body because of an “unidentified fog,” wishes his own death and refuses contact with others. Hanasaki takes an interest in Kobayashi and invites him to join the Boys’ Detective Team. The encounter eventually leads them to the connection between the criminal nicknamed the “Fiend with Twenty Faces” and Kogorou Akechi. The fate of the two begins to move…
