The previously announced Metallic Rouge original anime by studio Bones has released a new trailer ahead of its premiere in January 2024. According to the official website for the project, Metallic Rouge is described as a “tech-noir sci-fi series”, where humans and artificial intelligence beings coexist. Watch the new trailer:
Motonobu Hori (Carole & Tuesday, Super Crooks) is directing the series, with Yutaka Izubuchi as the chief supervisor. Izubuchi is also working on the series composition. Meanwhile, Toshihiro Kawamoto is doing the character designs and Taisei Iwasaki is composing the music.
The official website describes the plot as:
The main character is an artificial girl named Rouge, who transforms herself and fights in this latest battle action work. She, together with her friend Naomi, is tasked with killing nine artificial creatures who are hostile to the government. The story of the battle of the synthetic girl, Rogue, begins.
This is not the first time Studio Bones has worked on an original anime series. Some of their previous works include Hiwou War Chronicles (2000), Wolf’s Rain (2004), Eureka Seven (2005), Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006), Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009), and Space Dandy (2014). Their more recent original anime works are Carole & Tuesday (2019), SK8 the Infinity (2021), and Godzilla Singular Point (2021).
Source: Official Website
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