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Rurouni Kenshin & Bastard!! Creators Design Alternate World Fantasy Anime Endride
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website for Nobuhiro Watsuki — opened at midnight on Thursday.
The story is set on Endra, an unknown world beneath the surface of Earth itself. It is another world, where the giant Adamas shines above and seven-colored bands drift across the skies.
One day, Shun Asanaga — an ordinary yet positive and bright 15-year-old middle school boy who lived in the "Land Above" — lands in this place. He had discovered a mysterious crystal at his scientific businessman father's company, and the moment he touched the crystal, he was transported to Endra.
He meets Prince Emirio, who strongly despises the current King Deruzain and had just turned 16 at Endra's castle. He became of age to ascend to the throne, and he wields a weapon to seek his vengeance at last, but the difference in strength proves to be insurmountable. Captured and imprisoned by Deruzain, Emirio is heartbroken. But then, the walls of the prison suddenly become distorted, and Shun appears within them.
Two youths live in Endra — one to return his former world, and one to exact revenge. The future that is within the grasp of two youths raised in different worlds …
The 24-episode series will premiere in April on The IDOLM@STER) is in charge of the series scripts. Watsuki designed Shun Asanaga, while Hagiwara designed Emirio.
The cast includes:
- Kenshō Ono as Shun Asanaga
- Toshiki Masuda as Emirio Ranguhaimu
- Karen Miyama as Arishia
- Ayaka Ōhashi as Fararion
- Hiroki Takahashi as Demetorio
- Kōsuke Toriumi as Erujuia
The accompanying Endride ~X fragments~ smartphone game features Hagiwara and Watsuki on original character designs, the illustrator Tales of the Abyss). The game will begin accepting pre-registration of s in April, and will formally launch this year.
Ono, Miyama, Ohashi, Takahashi, and Toriumi will appear at an "NTV April Season Anime Endride Pre-Broadcast! Special Stage event at the Anime Japan 2016 convention on March 26 at 12:20 p.m. The event will introduce the project, host a talk between the cast, run a promotional video, hold a segment on the game, and other elements.
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