Pony Canyon has released a third new PV trailer for the upcoming Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms original TV anime series, which previews the main opening and ending themes. The anime will begin broadcasting in Japan sometime in October 2024 for 12 total episodes.
The latest trailer depicts the heroine Aki, her twin sister Fubuki, and the mysterious Mecha-Ude Amaryllis. It also features the past history and relationship between the main characters Hikaru and Aki.
The trailer also highlights the main opening theme “VORTEX” and the ending theme “karma,” which are both performed by setsuko of 3-piece music unit Kuhaku Gokko and produced by series co-music composer Hiroyuki Sawano (Fate/strange Fake Whispers of Dawn).
Okamoto is credited as the original creator for Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms, with Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War) and TriF as series screenwriters, Terumi Nishii (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Rurouni Kenshin) and Yoko Uchida (Rurouni Kenshin 2023 co-character designer) as character designers, Nurikabe as Mecha-Ude design and concept artist, Shota Kawamura (“Kamiari Algorithm” music video) as 3DCg director, and CyberConnect2’s Hiroshi Matsuyama as general supervisor. TriF Studio is in charge of the animation production.
Sawano, KOHTA YAMAMOTO (Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts), and AWSM.’s DAIKI are serving as music composers for the series.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Hikaru
- • Tomokazu Sugita as Alma
- • Yu Shimamura as Aki
- • Romi Park as Kagami
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Fist
- • Kaito Ishikawa as Sinis & Dexs
- • Amatsuki as Tohdoh
- • Hiroki Touchi as Aljis
- • Aoi Yuki as Fubuki
- • Yoko Hikasa as Amaryllis
A manga drawn by Aria the Scarlet Ammo‘s Yoshino Koyoka began serialization on September 15, 2022 on LINE Manga and ebookjapan. Azuki releases the manga adaptation in English digitally.
A pilot episode of the series was released in 2019 after a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Crunchyroll will stream Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms worldwide, describing the main synopsis as:
Hikaru’s ordinary middle school life takes a thrilling turn when he encounters Alma, an alien entity resembling a mechanized limb called Mecha-Ude. Alma, a member of a rare species, is fleeing from a sinister group hunting their kind down in search of one possessing unparalleled power. Tasked by the resistance group ARMS, this unlikely duo will embark on a perilous journey to save the Mecha-Ude.
Source: Mecha-Ude Official Japanese Twitter, press release
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