The official website for the upcoming Highspeed Étoile has revealed the opening and ending themes and their respective artists for the series. The original anime will air in April 2024.
Highspeed Étoile is an anime that takes place in the near future. In the world of the series, the latest technology has made it so vehicles can travel at 500 km/h (about 310 mph) safely and securely. As such, someone has created a new event called the NEX Race. The race features AI control support and a “Revolburst” mechanism.
Highspeed Étoile Opening and Ending Theme Artists Revealed
The official website for the upcoming Highspeed Étoile anime has revealed the opening and ending theme artists. Nana Mizuki, the voice of Alice Summerwood in the series, will perform the opening, “ADRENALIZED.” The band SCANDAL will perform the ending theme song, “Fanfare.” Check out a new trailer for the upcoming series below:
While little information about the series’ staff is currently known, Highspeed Étoile‘s cast is as follows:
- Fūka Izumi as Rin Rindo
- Yōko Hikasa as Kanata Asakawa
- Shiori Izawa as Towa Komachi
- Yui Horie as Sofia B. (Bryant) Tokitou
- Ayaka Suwa as Youran Liu
- Nana Mizuki as Alice Summerwood
- Kenichirō Matsuda as Richard Parker
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Lorenzo M. Salvatore
- Yurie Funato as Prima Stella’s Hikari Hinata
- Shū Uchida as Prima Stella’s Akari Kuzuryū
- Tōru Furuya as Narrator
- Yukari Tamura as the interactive AI program ami
Further, Crunchyroll has a full description of the upcoming series on their website:
HIGHSPEED Étoile is set in the near future where the world has ostensibly become more environmentally conscious, safe, and secure through the use of technology. Within this setting, Rin Rindoh challenges the “NEX Race,” the next generation of motorsport racing where racers, with the help of onboard AI, can achieve speeds of up to 500 kilometers per hour and can snatch victory from behind through the use of “Revolve Burst”. After giving up her dream of becoming a ballerina and moving in with her grandmother, Rin is thrust into this new high-speed world.
Lastly, Highspeed Étoile will air in April 2024. The anime’s staff will reveal more about the series’ distributor in the coming weeks and months.