The official website for
Rail Romanesque
, the television
anime
of digital novel brand
Lose
's
Maitetsu
game, opened on Wednesday. The site revealed two cast members, more staff members, a story introduction, the 12-episode fall 2020 run, and a new visual for the anime.
The anime stars:
Sumire Uesaka
as Suzushiro, a Railord for the C1267 locomotive
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Aya Suzaki
as
Kiko
, a Railord for Nakoya Railroad's Hoji 6016 locomotive
The anime has not yet announced the cast members for these characters:
Ran, a Railord for the D51 840 locomotive
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Iyo, a Railord for the Iyokan Railway K? 1-1 steam locomotive
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Kurenai (pronunciation not confirmed), a Railord for the
Kiha
101 locomotive
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Riiko, a Railord for the T?bu Railway 5 locomotive
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Kakaa, a Railord for the Deha 101 locomotive
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Shirogane, a Railord for the EF10 23 locomotive
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Suika
, a Railord for the Nakakuni Railroad S?k? T?tomi 4 2000 locomotive
K?ichi Motomura
is writing the scripts for the shorts, and
Cloud22
is handling the sound. Amumo98 is collaborating on the production. Ayumi,
Megu Sakuragawa
, and
Masayo Shinkai
are performing the theme song. The project will launch a crowdfunding campaign in early July, and backers will receive the rights to take part in a VR preview, Blu-ray Disc releases, and other rewards.
Sekai Project
released
the original game for PC globally via Steam in June 2018. The company describes the game's story:
Maitetsu
takes place in an alternate reality in Japan, where railroads were the most popular form of travel and transportation. But the difference with these railways is that the trains were paired up with humanoid modules called “Railords.” Due to a popular new form of travel, the railroads were practically forgotten about and eventually, railways were discontinued.
Players will assume the role of Sotetsu, a recent high school graduate who, shortly after entering University, decides to return to his adoptive hometown to save it from water pollution caused by the proliferation of factories. By chance, Sotetsu reawakens “Hachiroku,” a recently decommissioned Railord. He becomes her owner and decides to assist her in finding her missing locomotive, the “8620,” while attempting to save his hometown in the process.
The story of the anime, which features new original characters, is set in the game's fictional southern Hinomoto city of Ohitoyoshi after its successful revitalization spearheaded by Hachiroku's tourism promotion. The city is now planning to host the first Maitetsu Festival to bring together Railords and their respective masters from all over Hinomoto. Inspired by the humans planning for the festival, the famed Suzushiro and other Railords are also hosting a "Railord Summit" at the railroad station cafe Amairo to share their collective wisdom.
The 12 five-minute episodes of the anime will air on the
Tokyo MX
channel this fall.
As previously announced,
Hisayoshi Hirasawa
(
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki
,
Jingai-san no Yome
,
Miss Bernard said.
,
Netsuzou Trap -NTR-
) is serving as chief director and sound director for the show at the studio
Saetta
.
Takayuki Noguchi
(
Cinderella Nine
,
Girls Beyond the Wasteland
,
Queen's Blade: Rebellion
) is designing the characters.
AYUMI ONE.
is in charge of music production.
Lose
developed the original
Maitetsu
visual novel with art by
cura
. The game shipped in Japan in March 2016. The game is rated 18+ in Japan. The game then launched for
PlayStation
4 under the title
Maitetsu -pure station-
in July 2018. The game also
spawned
a
Nintendo
Switch version on January 16 in Japanese, English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese. The sequel
Maitetsu: Last Run
is slated for July 22.
Sources:
Rail Romanesque
anime's
website
,
Comic Natalie