For a ruined city, there are a lot of people milling about!

Earlier today, the official Shōmetsu Toshi (Annihilated City) anime website updated with a new trailer and key visual, along with several cast members.

We break the details down below.

Trailer

The 75-second teaser introduces the core concepts of the plot, and what led the city to annihilation. Theme song Swallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~ by Kana Hanazawa kicks in as a background track at the 21-second mark.

Key Visual

The new visual features Yuki and Takuya, riding along the beach on a motorbike.

Shometsu Toshi Anime Visual

Cast

The series will add the following:

Suzuna: Ayane Sakura
Rui: Kenn
Sumire: Natsumi Hioka

Shōmetsu Toshi will hit Japanese TV in April 2019.

Shigeyuki Miya (Blood Lad, Lupin the 3rd: Green vs Red) was tapped to direct the project at Madhouse, with Tomoyuki Shitaya (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Sagrada Reset) providing character designs. Shingo Irie is in charge of series composition.

Kenji Kawai will score the show’s soundtrack at Pony Canyon, while Satoshi Motoyama works as sound director. Developer Wright Flyer Studios is credited as the original creator.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Yuki: Kana Hanazawa
Takuya: Tomokazu Sugita
Akira: Yūichi Nakamura
Eiji (Researcher): Tarusuke Shingaki
Kikyō: Aimi
Geek: Taisuke Nishimura
Yumiko (Researcher): Mitsuki Nakae
Haruka: Hina Suguta
Homura: Haruka Shamoto
Kōta: Makoto Takahashi
Nami: Emiri Iwai
Rena: Aguri Ōnishi
Yua: Hikari Sonoyama

Shometsu Toshi Anime Key Visual The show’s official website describes the Shōmetsu Toshi anime as:

One day, the city disappeared.

Takuya, a lone wolf courier, and Yuki are said to be the only survivors of the extinction.

The two must rely on a message from Yuki’s father, who was thought to have disappeared, and head to the anihillated city.

However, unexpected obstacles stand before these two individuals.

It’s a shocking reality for Yuki.

The emotions of the departed, the mysterious organization behind the scenes, and a hidden conspiracy await.

Yuki and Takuya, two who began this journey as strangers, deepen their bonds as they seek the mysteries of the anihillated city.

Shōmetsu Toshi is a smartphone game, which was a joint production between developer Wright Flyer and publisher GREE. The series launched oN Japanese app stores in May 2014, and has gone on to rack up more than nine million downloads worldwide.

Source: MoCa News

Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Gets New Trailer, Visual, & Cast Members – Samantha Ferreira

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