Published by Kadokawa, written by Sci-Fi novelist Satoshi Hase (長谷敏司), light novel Beatless’ anime adaption will premiere on 12th January 2018. A trailer and key visual have already been released.
Although the novel and key visual are illustrated by the character designer of TV anime Guilty Crown, Redjuice, the anime will be designed and illustrated by Aikatsu! The Movie’s designer Hiroko Yaguchi instead. The show is currently directed by Seiji Mizushima (Concrete Revolutio) at Diomedéa.
▍Story
The excerpt below is from the official English serialisation on Tokyo Otaku Mode.
“One-hundred years into the future. A world in which society is mostly operated by humanoid robots called hIE. With the introduction of an ultra-advanced AI that surpasses human intelligence, beings that mankind is yet to fully comprehend made from materials far too advanced for human technology begin coming into being. Lacia, an hIE equipped with a black coffin-shaped device, is one of these. In boy-meets-girl fashion, 17-year-old Arato Endo has a fateful encounter with the artificial Lacia. For what purpose were these artificial beings created? Amid questions regarding the coexistence of these artificial beings and humans, a 17-year-old boy makes a decision…”
▍Cast
Lacia: Nao Toyama Nao
Kouka: Misako Tomioka
Snowdrop: Hiromi Igarashi
Saturnus: Shino Shimoji
Methode: Sora Amamiya
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