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Patlabor EZY Anime Presents Trailer, Visual for ‘File 2’ Movie – News
The official website for the Patlabor EZY anime project unveiled the full trailer and key visual for “File 2,” the anime’s second compilation film containing its fourth to sixth episodes, on Friday. “File 2” will open on August 14.
© HEADGEAR / 機動警察パトレイバー EZY製作委員会
© HEADGEAR / 機動警察パトレイバー EZY製作委員会
The story is now set in the 2030s, with Japan facing increased labor shortage and increased automation via AI. Labors, the piloted mecha that was once considered cutting edge technology for manual labor, has become just another part of life, with piloted Labors themselves increasingly being replaced with autonomous robots. SV-2’s job of preventing Labor crimes remains the same even in this age, as they use a tuned-up version of their original SV-98 Ingrams.
Previously announced cast members include:
- Sumire Uesaka as Towa Kuga, the 22-year-old pilot of Ingram-01
- Kikunosuke Toya as Kippei Atori, the 23-year-old commander of Ingram-01
- Ami Koshimizu as Saki Hirata, the 25-year-old commander of Ingram-02, and a native of Aichi Prefecture
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Akihiko Hazama, the 29-year-old pilot of Ingram-02, and a Fukuoka native
- Setsuji Satō as Yūta Yanai, the 25-year-old carrier driver for Ingram-01, who hails from Kanagawa
- Yume Matsumura as Hachikuma Yuzuki, the 24-year-old carrier driver for Ingram-02, who comes from Gifu Prefecture
- Megumi Hayashibara as Kimika Saeki, SV2’s 34-year-old captain
In addition, Shigeru Chiba is reprising his role as Shigeo Shiba in the anime. Chiba has played the role since the original anime’s debut almost 40 years ago.
The AV-98Plus Ingram is the updated refit of the original AV-98 Ingram. The Ingram frame has seen service for almost 40 years, and is called by some officers as an “old piece of junk.” Nevertheless, the “Ingram Plus” features an upgraded frame, mechanical capability, and software. The pilot helmet features a helmet-mounted display with augmented reality projection to display vital information to the pilot, and complements the heads-up display physically in the cockpit.
Yutaka Izubuchi (Patlabor mechanical designer) is directing the anime at J.C. Staff. Kazunori Itō (Patlabor the Mobile Police) is writing the script. Masami Yuuki (Patlabor creator) is designing the characters. Takamitsu Satou (Lostorage incited WIXOSS) is the chief animation director and character designer. Kenji Kawai (Patlabor) is composing the music. GENCO representative director Tarō Maki (Patlabor the Mobile Police, Nodame Cantabile, Millennium Actress) is producing. GAZEN is handling CG production. The HEADGEAR group is credited for the original story.
Other staff members include Kōzō Kaihō as line director, Yoshinori Sayama for display design, Yukiko Itō as color key artist, Yoshio Ōkouchi as the compositing director of photography, Maki Sendo (REAL-T) as editor, GAZEN and J.C. Staff CG Dept. for CGI production, Kazuhiro Wakabayashi as sound director, Kaori Yamada for sound effects, Magic Capsule for sound production, and Yūji Matsukura as animation producer.
Akemi Takada (Patlabor character designer) is collaborating on the costume design. Kanetake Ebikawa (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury) and Toshiaki Ihara (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time) are the mechanical designers. Masanori Kikuchi (Star Blazers 2199) and Yūta Akiyama (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) are credited for art. Yoshinori Moriizumi (Pokémon movies) is the CG director.
Mori Calliope performs the opening theme song “Reimei Compass” (Daybreak Compass), and Mariko Nagai performs the ending theme song “Baton.”
The anime will consist of eight episodes, and will open theatrically as three films. “File 1” and “File 2” are opening on May 15 and August 14 with the anime’s first six episodes, and will be in an omnibus format with stand-alone stories. “File 3” will open in March 2027 and will contain the last two episodes which tell a two-part story.
GENCO revealed the Patlabor EZY anime project with a booth at the MIFA film market at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2017. The pilot for the project debuted in August 2022, and then played alongside a one-week 35th anniversary revival screening run of Patlabor: The Movie that started on September 20, 2024.Izubuchi directed the video.
The Patlabor franchise‘s original concept of police officers piloting robotic mecha (patrol labors or “Patlabors”) was developed by HEADGEAR, a group consisting of director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Sky Crawlers), script writer Kazunori Itō (.hack, Dirty Pair), mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi (Eureka Seven, Mobile Suit Gundam franchise), character designer Akemi Takada (Kimagure Orange Road, Urusei Yatsura, Fancy Lala), and manga creator Masami Yuuki (Birdy the Mighty). The franchise spawned two original video anime, a television anime series, and three anime films. The last anime film, Patlabor WXIII, opened in theaters in Japan in 2002.
The “Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot” anime short debuted in Japan in October 2016 and began streaming on the Japan Anima(tor)’s Exhibition‘s (Japan Animator Expo) official website in November 2016.
The live-action The Next Generation -Patlabor- project, which debuted in 2014, consisted of a seven-part series and a feature length film.
Maiden Japan has licensed the Patlabor OVA series, Patlabor the Mobile Police: The New Files OVA, Patlabor: The Movie, Patlabor 2: The Movie, and Patlabor WXIII.
Sources: Patlabor EZY anime’s website, Comic Natalie
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The official website for Aoki Denshō Welsh & Shedar (The Azure Legend: Welsh & Shedar), the original television anime by French entertainment company Ankama, revealed a new cast member on Wednesday. Risa Hayamizu voices Mama Caroni, Welsh’s adoptive mother and cooking mentor.
©W＆S／Ankama・Dream Catcher
The anime’s staff also revealed character visuals for two previously announced cast members:
Wataru Takagi as Khan Karkass, a hero from Bonta who accompanies Welsh and the others on their adventures
©W＆S／Ankama・Dream Catcher
Show Hayami as Azalar, the most powerful dragon who looms before Welsh and the others
©W＆S／Ankama・Dream Catcher
©W＆S／Ankama・Dream Catcher
The anime’s story centers on a country boy named Welsh, and a prince destined to become a king named Shedar. The two boys are from different stations in life, but their destinies intertwine when they try to end a tyrant’s plot to conquer the world.
The anime will star:
Naoki Horiuchi (episode director for Kingdom second season, Black Clover, Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-) is directing the anime at Studio Massket. Saori Nakashiki (Sasaki and Peeps, Tales of Wedding Rings) is designing the characters, and Nakashiki is also one of the chief animation directors alongside Yoshiaki Tsubata (Date A Live IV) and Yuki Ikeda (WAVE!! -Let’s go surfing!! movie trilogy).
Eri Suzuki (Black Summoner) is the color key artist, and Studio Massket is also in charge of anime background art. Lucas Cisterne (3D CG for The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash) is in charge of art setting, Jun Watanabe (Ascendance of a Bookworm) is directing the sound at TO Books, and Pierre-Jean Beaudoin & Jose Pavli are composing the music. Tot is credited for the original work, scripts, and drafting the series story outline. Kenichi Yamashita (MF Ghost) is in charge of the series scripts for the anime’s Japanese version. Takuya Imakado (The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash) is the series’ monster designer.
Artists Hironobu Kageyama and Masami Okui will perform the theme song “Bokura no Mirai e” (To Our Future). Kageyama will also perform the ending theme song “Omelette.” Kageyama & KUKO will perform the insert song “I’m in you.”
The anime will premiere on October 2 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST (8:25 a.m. EDT).
Ankama is an independent entertainment and digital creation group most widely known for the DOFUS tactical MMORPG, which launched in 2004. The company also published Atsushi Kaneko‘s SOIL manga, and Suguro Chayamachi‘s Togainu no Chi manga in French.
Sources: Aoki Denshō Welsh & Shedar anime’s website, Comic Natalie
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The special livestream presentation for the anime movie adaptation of Type-Moon‘s Mahoutsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) visual novel reveals production staff, theme song, and final promotional video on Wednesday. Produced by ufotable, the film is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on November 20.
Staff
Director: Masashi Takeuchi (Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen episode director)
Chief Director: Hikaru Kondou (Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie 1: Mugenjou-hen – Akaza Sairai)
Script Production: ufotable
Chief Animation Director: Masato Nagamori (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen)
Character Design: Moe Tsuzuki (Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu)
Sub-Character Design: Nana Ishigo (Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – III. Spring Song animation director), Masato Nagamori
Prop Design: Masato Saito
3D Director: Gochu Sato
Art Director: Kouji Etou (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works)
Color Design: Mika Matsuoka (Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – II. Lost Butterfly)
Editing: Manabu Kamino (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen)
Director of Photography: Yuuichi Terao (Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven’s Feel – I. Presage Flower)
Music: Hideyuki Fukasawa (Gnosia)
Japanese pop band supercell (Monogatari Series: Second Season) is performing the theme song “Yoru to Ao,” which is previewed in the trailer below.
Developed and published by Type-Moon, the visual novel Mahoutsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) was launched for Windows in Japan in April 2012. An enhanced remaster debuted on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in December 2022, followed by a Steam port in December 2023. It later received a worldwide release in December 2023. Written by Kinoko Nasu, it serves as a prequel to Shingetsutan Tsukihime (Lunar Legend Tsukihime) within the shared Nasuverse.
Final Trailer
Source: Official Site
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Anime
The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me Anime’s 1st Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, January Debut – News
The official website for the television anime of writer Kotoko and artist Kaname Hanamiya‘s The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me (Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara, Nazeka Last Boss О̄jisama ni Shūchaku Sareteimasu) manga presented on Wednesday the anime’s first full promotional video, first key visual, additional cast and staff members, and its January 2027 premiere. The anime will run on the Tokyo MX, BS NTV, AT-X and CBC TV channels, and will stream on the d Anime Store streaming service in Japan.
©Minto Studio/weavin/おデブ悪女製作委員会
The newly announced cast members are:
Shunichi Toki as Lewis, the first-born prince of the kingdom
© Minto Studio/weavin/おデブ悪女製作委員会
Fūka Izumi as Adele, Celine’s little sister
© Minto Studio/weavin/おデブ悪女製作委員会
The additional staff members include:
The staff previously announced that Fumino Kakihata and Yukiko Sekita are also designing the characters.
© Minto Studio/weavin/おデブ悪女製作委員会
Media Do, NTT Docomo, Akatsuki Group, and MyAnimeList‘s joint digital manga distribution service Manga Mirai is publishing the series in English (until December), and it describes the story:
After dying of illness, she has been reincarnated as Celine, the selfish, fat, villainous duchess, sister of the heroine of a popular novel. If she stays this way, she will be killed by the hero prince and die a miserable death, just as in the novel. She vows to reform herself with all her might and begins to struggle, but she finds herself caught up in unexpected doting and obsession..! Will Celine be able to find “peaceful happiness”? A fantasy love story about a reincarnation in another world where she is loved too much by a Yandere.
The anime stars Haruka Shiraishi as Celine and Takeo Ōtsuka as Wilfred.
Naoyuki Kuzuya (Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time) is directing the anime at Studio Lings with Shūsaku Katо̄ as the assistant director. Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero) is overseeing and writing the series scripts. Infinite is producing.
Kotoko and Hanamiya launch the manga in April 2023. The fifth compiled book volume shipped in Japan on February 14. The series has over 70 million downloads.
Sources: The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me anime’s website, Comic Natalie
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