A new anime movie has been announced for Tsutomu Nihei‘s Knights of Sidonia series. The new movie, scheduled for release in 2021, will be titled Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi. A teaser visual and announcement video were released at the same time.
Knights of Sidonia is a Sci-Fi mecha series set in space. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze’s battle against aliens as a Garde (large mechanized weapon) ace pilot. The first season of Knights of Sidonia aired back in April to June 2014 and its second season Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine aired from April to June 2015.
Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi teaser visual
The new movie adaptation will feature lots of original content not from the manga. Tsutomu Nihei will supervise the production while Hiroyuki Seshita will serve as Chief Director. Tadahiro “Tady” Yoshihira will be the Director, while Sadayuki Murai and Tetsuya Yamada pen the scripts. Polygon Pictures, which was also in charge of the first two seasons, will continue to animate the movie.
The newly-revealed visual features Nagate Tanikaze and Tsumugi Shiraui touching hands. The announcement PV features the movie’s insert song “Utsusemi” by CAPSULE, a music duo consisting of Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima.
Check out the teaser video:
Knights of Sidonia: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi
Slated for 2021 release
STAFF
Original Creator / Chief Supervisor: Tsutomu Nihei
Chief Director: Hiroyuki Seshita
Director: Tadahiro “Tady” Yoshihira
Script: Sadayuki Murai, Tetsuya Yamada
Production Designer: Naoya Tanaka
Art Director: Mitsunori Kataama
CG Supervisor: Takuma Ishibashi, Masayuki Uemoto
Animation Director: Reiji Nagazono
Art Director: Mitsuo Yoshino
Color Setting: Hironori Nochi
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music: Shuji Katayama
Theme Song / Insert Song: CAPSULE (Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima)
Music Production: King Record
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
CAST
Ryota Osaka as Nagate Tanikaze
Aya Suzaki as Tsumugi Shiraui
Aki Toyosaki as Izana Shinatose
Hisako Kanemoto as Yuhata Midorikawa
Takahiro Sakurai as Norio Kunato
Ayane Sakura as Mozuku Kunato
Eri Kitamura as Ren Honoka, En Honoka
Sayaka Ohara as Kobayashi
Tomohiro Tsuboi as Ichiro Sei
Takehito Koyasu as Ochiai
Satomi Arai as Lala Hiyama
Atsuko Tanaka as Samari Ittan
Takako Honda as Sasaki
Kosuke Toriumi as Koichi Tsuruuchi
Osamu Saka as Shinsuke Tanba
Rina Sato as Numi Tahiro
Mamiko Noto as Yure Shinatose
Knights of Sidonia was simulcasted on ANIPLUS Asia from April to June 2014 and its second season Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine aired from April to June 2015.
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Source: natalie
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