Netflix announced WIT Studio and Tow Ubukata’s Moonrise anime will premiere on April 10 worldwide on the streaming platform. The company also revealed the anime’s main cast, staff members, and theme song.
The cast of Moonrise includes Chiaki Kobayashi as Jacob Shadow and Yūto Uemura as Phil Ash. Aina The End will perform the show’s theme song “Daijōbu” (It’s All Right).
Masashi Koizuka directs the anime and oversees the series scripts. Hiromu Arakawa is the character designer, with Ayumi adapting Arakawa’s designs for animation. Moreover, Ryo Kawasaki is directing the anime and is overseeing the series scripts.
Newly announced staff members include:
- Chief Animation Directors: Ayumi Yamada, Satoshi Kadowaki
- Sub-Character Designer: Megumi Tomita
- Main Animators: Takaaki Chiba, Daisei Kudō
- Action Animators: Takuma Ebisu, Satoshi Kimura, Yūko Sera, Ken Imaizumi
- Background Art: Kazushi Fujii, Satoshi Takabatake
- Brush Design: Yasuyuki Ebara
- Mecha Design: Takuma Ebisu
- Mecha Prop Design: Satoshi Takabatake
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
- Art: Studio Easter
- 3DCG Director: Shigenori Hirozumi
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Tanaka
- Editing: Aya Hida
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
- Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
- Sound Production: Techno Sound
- Animation Producer: Ryōma Kawamura
Here’s a brief description of the anime from Netflix:
What happens when Earth’s peaceful existence clashes with the Moon’s fight for independence?
Lastly, check out new screenshots for the anime below:
What happens when Earth's peaceful existence clashes with the Moon's fight for independence?
Produced by WIT Studio, Moonrise features character concepts by Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) brought to life by Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuto Uemura, with an original theme song by… pic.twitter.com/efcgHJYcTE
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