A main trailer for sci-fi anime film AS ONE has flown onto YouTube.
The movie, which is set to premiere in Japan on August 22 JST, is inspired by the arcade game Starwing Paradox and is reported to be set 20 years before the game. The premise sees You, an aspiring musician from present day Earth, hearing a cry for help in their mind one day and becoming engulfed in white light. Meanwhile, the robot mechanic Lako, while trying to stop massive falling space debris, falls into a coma and meets You in their consciousness. Lako is from the planet Meguriboshi, where two factions have been warring over its energy resource for a long time and are currently working towards a ceasefire.
Starwing Paradox was developed by BYKING and published by Square Enix, with anime scenes produced by Sunrise. Its main game mode featured 8v8 “high-speed” battles involving the Air Real mecha, with AZ-One being is the name for an Air Real pilot. Its online functionality was active from 2018 to 2021.
Staff
• Director: Kobun Shizuno (various Detective Conan movies, including The Crimson Love Letter and The Darkest Nightmare; Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters co-director)
• Character designer: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Great Pretender, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Starwing Paradox)
• Mechanical designer: Ippei Gyobu (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury co-mechanical designer, Megalo Box Gear designer)
• Animation production: HONOO and StudioGOONEYS
Cast
• Ruki Shioriwa as You
• Haruka Shiraishi as Lako
Source: GAGA YouTube channel
