Entertainment planning company Isaribi Inc. revealed the first promotional video, key image, main cast and characters, story introduction, and technical staff this Friday for the anime Kizuna no Allele.
Check it out:
The voice actresses for the anime:
- Ayumi Hinohara as a Miracle
- Rina Kawaguchi as Quan
- Hikari Kodama as Chris
- Yuka Nukui as Noelle
- Arisa Hanawa as Riz
- Kizuna Ai as herself
Kenichiro Komaya is directing the anime at Wit Studio and Signal.MD, and Deko Akao is writing the scripts. Shiori Asaka and Niina Morita are the character designers, and both are also the chief animation directors alongside Mizuki Takahashi. Go Sakabe is composing the music.
Other members of the technical team include:
- Prop Design Project: Hoikei Tam
- Color Design: Mitsuko Sekimoto
- Art Director: Masakazu Miyake
- Scenic arts: Kazushige Kanehira, Yuri Sanami, Nariyuki Ogi
- CG Director: Ryo Sasaki
- Cinematography: Mayuko Koike
- Editor: Junichi Masunaga
- Sound Direction: Jin Aketagawa
- Sound Effects: Yui Ando
The anime's tagline is: "Its brilliance is a bridge that connects everyone.".
Kizuna Ai's YouTube channel was launched in 2016. Since then, she has become the world's most iconic virtual YouTuber and was on Newsweek Japan's list of "globally respected Japanese." Her main channel has over 3 million subscribers, and her "AIGames" channel has over 1.51 million subscribers. Since then, she has appeared on television programs and commercials, and has performed as a musical artist.
In April 2020, Nozomi Kasuga signed a contract as a consultant for Kizuna Ai Co., Ltd. – formally confirming that she is the voice actress behind the character. The company was formed from Activ8, the talent agency that managed Kizuna Ai and other YouTube virtual talents.
Therefore, Kizuna Ai voiced special roles in the anime Ingress and Magical Girl Site, and also performed the theme song in the film Laidbackers.
Source: ANN