We learned back at AnimeJapan 2018 that Studio 3Hz revealed had an original anime project coming up with Blackfox. With it set as a theatrical feature, Crunchyroll previously revealed that they’re involved in it as a co-production. They hosted its world premiere at Crunchyroll Expo and now they’ve set some streaming plans for it. The Japanese theatrical release is set for an October 5th, 2019 debut and Crunchyroll will time it in the US with an October 4th, 12:00 pm ET premiere for it. It also looks like we’re getting a 24-minute preview tomorrow for it at noon. Crunchyroll has the rights to it worldwide excluding Asia, France, Germany, Italy, and Russia. Check out a preview and the first seven minutes of it below.
Kazuya Nomura is directing the work with Naoki Hayashi handling the scripts. Atsushi Saito is listed as the character designer.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Ayaka Nanase as Rikka Isurugi
- Haruka Tomatsu as Mia
- Yō Taichi as Melissa
- Hiroshi Tsuchida as Allen
- Eizou Tsuda as Hyōei
- Keiji Fujiwara as Oboro
- Aki Toyosaki as Madara
- Kousuke Toriumi as Kasumi
- Nobuo Tobita as Lauren
- Hiroki Touchi as Bred
- Rikiya Koyama as Harold
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Living in a ninja residence tucked away in a corner of a futuristic city is Rikka, the eldest daughter of a Ninja clan, who looks up to her father—a researcher—very much. Carrying on with her life normally, Rikka’s home came suddenly under attack one day. Driven into a corner, what would she do to overcome this crisis?
Rip darkness to pieces and become “BLACK”!
