The upcoming Arknights TV anime revealed a new trailer ahead of the October 28 premiere. Studio Yostar Pictures is animating the adaptation of the popular game, with Yuki Watanabe as the director and Masataka Nishikawa as the assistant director.
ReoNa is singing the opening theme song for the Arknights anime, which is titled “Alive”; she also wrote the lyrics for it with Rui. Rui did the music composition and Shota Horie is credited for the arrangement.
The anime previously revealed a set of seven character visuals, as well as new cast additions. Currently, the cast for the anime includes:
- Doctor: Yuki Kaida
- Amiya: Tomoyo Kurosawa
- Dobermann: Atsumi Tanezaki
- Ace: Takashi Matsuyama
- Nearl: Ayane Sakura
- Ch’en: Shizuka Ishigami
- Wei Yenwu: Koichi Yamadera
- Hoshiguma: Kiyono Yasuno
- Franka: Ai Kakuma
- Liskarm: Yui Ishikawa
- Exusiai: Manaka Iwami
- Texas: Azusa Tadokoro
- Meteorite: Risa Taneda
- Kal’tsit: Yoko Hikasa
- Medic: Momo Asakura
- Guard: Chiaki Kobayashi
- Crownslayer: Sayaka Sembongi
- Mephisto: Kohei Amasaki
- Faust: Shun Horie
- Talulah: Maaya Sakamoto
- W: Ayana Taketatsu
- Misha: Satsumi Matsuda
- Skullshatterer: Risae Matsuda
The official website describes the plot of the game as:
Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake. Together with your leader Amiya, you’ll recruit Operators, train them, then assign them to various operations to protect the innocent and resist those who would thrust the world into turmoil.
Source: Arknights Official Twitter
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