Kadokawa and TROYCA revealed a new promotional video for their collaborative anime project at the Kyoto International Anime Manga Fair event on Saturday. The video reveals and previews Tasuku Hatanaka‘s ending theme song “Good Luck.”
The event also screened the anime’s first episode.
The anime will premiere on the AT-X channel on October 1 at 10: 00 p.m. (9: 00 a.m. EDT), and it will also run on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, and Iwate Asahi TV.
The story centers on the motor sport Formula 4 (F4). Freelance photographer Kōya Madoka finds himself in a slump due to a certain reason. He goes to Fuji International Speedway to work on a story, and he meets the highschool F4 racer Haruka Asahina. He suddenly finds his heart racing after not feeling much for a long time. With that, he starts supporting Haruka and the “Komaki Motors” youth team to help Haruka achieve his dreams.
The anime stars:
- Anan Furuya as Haruka Asahina
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Kōya Madoka
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Kotarō Komaki
- Kengo Kawanishi as Satsuki Harunaga
- Taku Yashiro as Toshiki Tokumaru
- Reina Ueda as Arisu Mitsugawa
Kadokawa and TROYCA are credited with the original work. Ei Aoki (, , , ) is directing the anime at TROYCA. Ayumi Sekine ( franchise, ) is overseeing the series scripts. Masako Matsumoto is adapting Takako Shimura‘s (, ) original character designs for animation. Katsuhiko Takayama (series composition for , ) is supervising the project. Kana Utatane () is composing the music.
VTuber Kanae is performing the opening theme song “Tailwind.”
Source: Stage presentation at Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair
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