Aniplex and Sony Music Entertainment announced the SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes original anime series will run for half a year when it premieres on October 5. This means that the SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes anime will run for two consecutive cours, or two quarters of the year.
In-story musical unit SI-VIS performs the opening theme song “So Far Away” and the ending theme song “Friends & Smile” for the anime’s first cour. The songs were both penned by Takui Nakajima. Taisho is handling the vocals in songs for YOSUKE, the leader of SI-VIS.
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend author Fumiaki Maruto oversees and writes the series scripts of SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes. Renowned illustrator Hidari is the original character designer.
Additional staff members include:
- Sub-Character Design: Mika Takahashi, Masahiro Yamanaka
- Monster Design: Tomohisa Onoue
- Chief Animation Director: Yurie Ōhigashi
- Action Animation Director: Takaaki Hirayama
- Art Director: Takao Makino
- Color Design: Yoshinori Horikawa
- Director of Photography: Sota Mikami
- CG Director: Masato Takahashi
- Editing: Yumi Jinguji
- Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
The SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes anime will air on Fuji TV on October 5 at 9:30 a.m. JST and stream on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Asia.
The cast includes:
- Ayane Sakura as Siren
- Sōma Saitō as JUNE
- Daisuke Namikawa as YOSUKE
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sōji
- Akari Kitō as μ (pronounced as “myu”)
Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime series, courtesy of Crunchyroll:
SI-VIS is a co-ed music group, led by YOSUKE, shaking up the global music scene with their unmatched vocals and performances. However, they are actually heroes in disguise, battling against mysterious forces threatening the world. They convert audience energy at live performances into combat power. Luckily, the battles appear to be ordinary concerts to the public, keeping their identity a secret.
