The upcoming original anime Giant Beast of Ars revealed the opening and ending theme songs on Friday. Japanese rock band Penguin Research will be performing the song titled “Hengen Jizai” while singer Harumi will sing the ending theme titled “Na mo Nai Hana.” The anime also released a new 30-second commercial that features the opening song. The original series is set to premiere its first episode on January 6.
The anime announced its first teaser visual and trailer in September. Studio ASAHI Production and DMM Pictures are animating the series. Akira Oguro is directing the anime with Norimitsu Kaiho supervising the series composition. Character designers Hiroshi Shimizu and Masato Kato are adapting the original designs by Ahisto Oyari for the anime and Shuji Katayama and Akinari Suzuki are composing the music. The main cast consists of the following:
HiDIVE will be streaming the series and they described it as:
The great beasts created the land, but humans stole it. Angered, the beasts began eating humans, who in turn called upon the gods to fight the beasts. In the age of the sword, heroes and mythology, giant beasts are hunted by humans for profit. Jiro, who makes his living hunting beasts, encounters Kuumi, who is being chased by someone, and in that moment decides to save her. As rumors spread regarding humanity and a mysterious experiment, together they seek to discover the world’s secrets.
Source: Official Twitter
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