Episode 8 of Tengoku Daimakyo revealed preview images and a synopsis ahead of the May 20, 2023 premiere date. The episode is titled “Their Choices” and it will explore the aftermath of Maru and Kiruko’s meeting with Dr. Usami.
After killing the Man-Eaters, Maru and Kiruko finally meet Dr. Usami. He asks something difficult of them, and leads them both to a room where a horrifying scene awaits. This is where Mizuhashi saw the person that is “being kept alive by the machines.” Finally, Usami reveals a secret.
The staff for episode 8 of Tengoku Daimakyo anime includes:
- Screenplay: Asako Kuboyama
- Storyboard: Haruka Fujita
- Episode Director: Ryo Nakano
- Animation Director: Maho Tomisaka, Hana Okutani, Hidehiko Sawada, Saeko Kobayashi, Keisuke Hiroe, Hiro Nagano, Zero, Kai Shibata
Tengoku Daimakyo is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. Kodansha has been serializing it in its seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon. Denpa licensed it in English and describes the story as:
Within the safety of the walls, youths are raised in a nursery-style setting by robots. While life there may appear stale on the surface, the children are full of potential and curiosity. In many ways it is like a slice of heaven. The outside world is a hell-scape. It is almost entirely void of anything mechanical and is now inhabited by bizarre, yet powerful super-natural beings.
Maru, with the aid of Kiruko, is out there crisscrossing what was once Tokyo for heaven. But after searching for so long, maybe heaven is more of an untenable dream than a potential reality.
Source: Official Website, Official Twitter
© Masakazyu Ishiguro, KODNASHA/TENGOKU-DAIMAKYO Project
