The spring 2019 anime series RobiHachi is just about here and Funimation has confirmed their pickup of it. They’ll be streaming the series on April 8th, 2019 at 11:30 am ET for their members while a simuldub will begin on April 9th, 2019 at 4:00 pm ET. Availability is limited to the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia. Shinji Takamatsu is directing it based on the story from Taiga Umatani. Hiroko Kanasugi is handling the concept adaptation and scripts while Yuuko Yahiro is on board for the character designs. Studio Comet is set to handle the animation for the project.
The Japanese cast includes Kazuya Nakai as Robii Yaaji, Keisuke Koumoto as Hacchi Kita, Daisuke Sakaguchi as JPS-19, Tomokazu Sugita as Yan, Subaru Kimura as Aro, and Shinosuke Tokudome as Gura.
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Plot Concept: Set in Neo Tokyo in the year G.C. (Galaxy Century) 0051, which marks a half century since the first contact was made. Humans have obtained super light-speed navigation technology and formed a commonwealth of planets with aliens. A streak of bad luck is continuing for self-proclaimed freelance reportage writer Robby Yarge, who is around 30 years old. He fails at work, so his contract is cut. His girlfriend leaves him, he nearly dies in a traffic accident, and debt collectors come after him.
One day, a bag snatcher steals Robby’s bag, and a young man helps him. Hatchi Kita, an 18-year-old part-time worker, catches the criminal and returns Robby’s bag. Robby offers him his gratitude and a meal in return. The pair discover they are complete opposites and soon part ways.
However, Hatchi turns up again in Robby’s life as a debt collector. Hatchi explains that it’s his part-time job working for the loan shark Yan. A cat-and-mouse chase begins, and Yan’s Finance president Yan takes his subordinates Aro and Gra along for the ride. Robby manages to elude Hatchi and escape to space while shaking off Yan’s group. Robby thinks of escaping to Isekandar, a distant and legendary planet in the Milky Way that is said to bring happiness to those who go there. Though Robby thought he had escaped to space alone, he discovers Hatchi inside his spaceship. The two decide to travel across the galaxy together in search of Isekandar.
