The official website for the Highspeed Étoile anime recently revealed that the series will be getting an smartphone game adaptation this year. BlazeCircuit Studio will develop the game as a free-to-play with optional microtransactions.
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. In January, the series’ staff revealed the opening and ending artists. The anime’s staff confirmed the release date in March.
Highspeed Étoile Reveals Smartphone Game, Releasing this Year
The official website for the Highspeed Étoile anime recently confirmed that the series will be receiving a smartphone game adaptation. BlazeCircuit Studio will develop the game, titled Highspeed Étoile Puzzle Racing. It will be free-to-play and contain some optional microtransactions. It is currently unknown which devices it will release for, however, it will likely be available on iOS and Android.
The cast and staff of the series include the following:
Cast
- 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
- Marina Inoue as Chitose Kagura
- Tsuyoshi Koyama as Genjirō Hinata
Staff
- Director: Keitaro Motonaga
- Studio: Studio A-Cat
- Composer: FirstCallMusic
- Series’ Script Overseer: Takamitsu Kōno
- Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
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 today. The series’ Western distributor is currently unknown.
