It’s not the first time an adult game has gotten a TV incarnation with cute shorts and it won’t be the last but Maitetsu was revealed to be the next in line for this back in December 2019. The game from Lose is set as a series of five-minute shorts under the name Rail Romanesque with the season showing up as part of the fall 2020 period. Now, a second season has been given the go-ahead while noting that Rie Tanaka is joining the project as Kaniko. No season was set for the show but it’s likely to be a part of the spring season.
The show will have Hisayoshi Hirasawa directing it with character designs by Takayuki Noguchi. Saetta is on board for animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Sumire Uesaka as Suzushiro
- Aya Suzaki as Kiko
- Aya Uchida as Ran
- Ai Furihata as Iyo
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kurenai
- Yurika Kubo as Riiko
- Mai Nagai as Kakaa
- Chihiro Kamijō as Shirogane
- Ayaka Igasaki as Suika
With the game released by Sekai Project last year, the general premise can be found below and we’ve got a look at the opening animation trailer for the game as well to give you a feel for it.
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Plot Concept: Maitetsu takes place in an alternate reality in Japan, where railroads were the most popular form of travel and transportation. But the difference with these railways is that the trains were paired up with humanoid modules called “Railords.” Due to a popular new form of travel, the railroads were practically forgotten about and eventually, railways were discontinued.
Players will assume the role of Sotetsu, a recent high school graduate who, shortly after entering University, decides to return to his adoptive hometown to save it from water pollution caused by the proliferation of factories. By chance, Sotetsu reawakens “Hachiroku,” a recently decommissioned Railord. He becomes her owner and decides to assist her in finding her missing locomotive, the “8620,” while attempting to save his hometown in the process.
