Sunrise and Bandai Namco Arts revealed a brand new trailer and character details for their original IP project, Hi-Drivers, which depicts the passionate friendship and team bonding of the young car racers. A new key visual was also unveiled.
The Hi-Drivers project will feature video content and user-participation campaign available on YouTube, as the characters develop bonding through car races. The story is set in God Tenber, a town located at the foot of Mt. Fuji, where the cityscape and culture differ greatly from district to district, and follows a group of drivers who are divided into teams and spend their days racing.
There are four teams in the project: Night Break, Nanairo Monster, Sin Destiny and Djungarian, each with their own drivers and mechanics. Popular seiyuu participating as cast includes, Yuri Ise, Hayato Dojima, Junichi Suwabe, Jun Fukuyama and Hiroyuki Yoshino.
▍Hi-Drivers Trailer 2
▍Hi-Drivers Cast & Character
■ Akatsuki Kamishiro – CV: Yuri Ise
Driver of the team “Night Break”. Owns a HONDA NSX (NA1). Although he was a world-class racer in racing games, he has never been involved in actual racing, which is unusual for a God Tenber resident.
■ Tobari Shiranui – CV: Junichi Suwabe
A legendary racer with an undefeated record in 400 races who suddenly appears to compete.
He sees the hidden talent in Akatsuki Kamishiro, and half-way through the race, he forcibly brings him on board to form Night Break.
■ Yuri Kurebayashi – CV: Makoto Furukawa
The mechanic and chief of staff for the team “Night Break. Is always calm and soft-spoken, and is usually a skilled insurance agent who skillfully and skillfully obtains contracts on a daily basis.
■ Shu Mikoshiba – CV: Yuuki Sakakihara
The mechanic of Night Break. He’s the childhood friend of Akatsuki Kamishiro, having known him since elementary school, and is also his only friend. Supports his friends behind the scenes with his intense emotions.
■ Raiu Shikakado – CV: Shibata Ivan
Driver of the team Nanairo Monster, who drives a SUBARU WRX STI (VAB). He’s the childhood friend of Akatsuki Kamishiro, having known him since elementary school, and has had a rivalry with Kamishiro since then.
■ Kasumi Todo – CV: Kōsuke Toriumi
Driver of the team Nanairo Monster, who drives a SUBARU BRZ (ZC6) and is a former mercenary and racer. During his racer days, he was known as the “Unlucky Ice Mountain”. However, he was unable to win even once due to the presence of Chou Shiranui at the same time, and perhaps because of this, he has a personal relationship with Chou.
■ Cloud Hibiki – CV: Jun Fukuyama
A mechanic and the third leader of Team Nanairo Monster, he is a smart man who is never disruptive in public. He runs a bar that doubles as a garage in the entertainment district of District 2, and has the heavy responsibility of mediating disputes in the district and defending the district from foreign enemies.
■ Kyo Toritani – CV: Hayato Dojima
Driver of the team Nanairo Monster, who drives a TOYOTA GAZOO Racing GR SUPRA (DB42) The team leader of the racing team “Sin Destiny”, which doubles as a band where he is the vocalist. He is fascinated by “speed,” and he always tries to find a strong racer and challenge him to a race.
■ Kei Ryugasaki – CV: Masaya Fukunishi
The second driver of the racing team “Sin Destiny”, which doubles as a band team.
In the band, he plays guit.ar and composes music. He is a hard worker who is always pushed around by the leader, Kyo Toriyani.
■ Rin Saotome – CV: Ayumu Murase
A mechanic for the team “Sin Destiny” who also plays in a band in addition to racing. In the team, he is a well-informed person who collects race-related information. In the band, he plays the drums.
■ Manto Kamenashi – CV: Subaru Kimura
A mechanic for the team “Sin Destiny” who also plays in a band in addition to racing. In races, he gives advice on the course. In the band, he plays bass and raps.
■ Jin Oji – CV: Takuya Eguchi
Driver of the team Djungarian, who drives a NISSAN GT-R (R35). A problem child who calls himself a prince. He is always in good shape, positive in a good way and positive in a bad way, but when it rains, his personality changes completely and he has a bad habit of thinking negatively.
■ Makoto Itagaki – CV: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Mechanic of the team Djungarian. A caring man, even though he may look like a smoldering, unmotivated man. Is detective by profession, but his requests are few and far between, so half of his work comes as a jack-of-all-trades.
■ Chu Higuchi – CV: Daisuke Hirakawa
Driver of the team Djungarian. He is a medium by profession, but he is not good with ghosts, so when they suddenly appear, he is startled and goes mad. His personality is always calm and taciturn.
▍Hi-Drivers Staff & Production
Director: Naoya Ando
Character Design Drafting: pako
Character Design: Tomoyuki Fujii
Music Production: Lantis, Sunrise Music
Animation Production: Sunrise
Produced by: Sunrise, Namco Bandai Arts Inc.