After working on this for a few years, the official launch of the Kotobuki: The Wasteland Squadron anime series arrived in September with the first teaser and some details. Anticipated for awhile since the creative behind it worked on Shirobako together, the new series is set for a January 2019 launch and now a new round of casting announcements has arrived. The new additions include:
- Akiko Yajima as Madame Lulu
- Keiji Fujiwara as Saneatsu
The series is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima based on the series composition and scripts by Michiko Yokote. Shou Sugai is adapting the original designs by Hidari with Gemba producing the animation while Wao World handles the key animation.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Kirie
- Eri Yukimura as Enma
- Sayaka Nakaya as Kate
- Asami Seto as Leona
- Hibiku Yamamura as Zara
- Miyu Tomita as Chika
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The series takes place in a barren frontier where people trade goods with each other in order to help each other survive. The Kotobuki Squadron are bodyguards for hire, led by a strict but beautiful squadron leader, an unreliable commanding officer, and a true artisan of a crew chief. Alongside pilots who don’t lack for personality, they take to the air in dogfights, letting the engine noise of their Hayabusa fighters ring out in the skies.
[Source: ANN]