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Terraformars TV Anime's Ad Introduces Michelle K. Davis

posted on by Egan Loo
Anime of Yū Sasuga, Kenichi Tachibana's sci-fi manga to debut on September 26

The official website for the television anime of Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana's Terraformars manga began streaming a second version of the first television commercial on Sunday. This version introduces Michelle K. Davis (as voiced by Shizuka Itou), the daughter of one of the first humans to encounter the Martian creatures:

Michelle: So they haven't died off yet, huh?
Text: The one who inherits the will
Michelle: These are the giants cockroaches of Mars.
Text: Michelle K. Davis, Age: 24, USA, Character Voice: Shizuka Itou
Michelle: This is a war between humans and cockroaches for our very survival.
Text: A.D. 2577 Bugs1 - A.D. 2599 Bugs2 - A.D. 2620 Annex1 Launches
Michelle: Losing is for vermin.
Text: Don't look down on Earth! 4 More Days

The story of the original manga begins in the year 2577, hundreds of years after scientists sent cockroaches and mold to terraform Mars. However, when the first manned ships land on Mars, they encounter large humanoid cockroaches with great strength, and are wiped out. Humanity then sends elite warriors to Mars to eliminate the cockroaches.

The anime will star:

The television anime will adapt the Annex 1 arc of the manga starting on September 26 at 24:30 (effectively, September 27 at 12:30 a.m.) The companion original video anime (OVA) project adapts the earlier Bugs 2 arc on discs bundled with the 10th and 11th manga volumes. The Annex 1 arc takes place 20 years after the Bugs 2 arc.

Hiroshi Hamasaki (Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Texhnolyze, Steins;Gate) is directing the TV anime at LIDEN FILMS. Shogo Yasukawa (Hyperdimension Neptunia, Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?) is handling the series composition, Masanori Shino (Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Black Lagoon) is handling the main character design, Satoshi Kimura (key animator for Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Valvrave the Liberator) is handling the character design, Takahari Ozaki (composite director for Texhnolyze) is serving as assistant director, and Shusei Murai (Silver Spoon, Tibetan Dog) is composing the music. Terrspex is performing the opening song "Amazing Break" and the ending theme song "Lightning."

Sasuga and Tachibana launched Terra Formars in 2011. The manga ranked at #3 on the Da Vinci magazine's list of the best male-oriented comics in the first half of 2013. The manga also topped the male readers category of the 2013 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. The manga was nominated for last year's Manga Taisho award.

Viz Media has licensed the manga for North America, and the company published the second compiled volume on September 16.


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