Anime Spotlight - The Magnificent KOTOBUKI
by ANN Staff,- Premieres on January 13, 2019
Key Staff
- Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
- (Another (TV), Girls und Panzer (TV), xxxHOLiC (TV))
- Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
- (Genshiken (TV), Valkyria Chronicles (TV))
Story
In a vast, desolated land, people live while helping each other and trading and distributing goods.
The mercenary bodyguard unit "Team KOTOBUKI" is made up of a variety of unique characters: a beautiful but harsh female president, an unreliable commander, and a maintenance head with the head of a merchant on her shoulders. Together, they are ready to fight against sky pirates!
Today, once again, the Team KOTOBUKI turns on their humming engines and flies to the great sky above...
Character Names & Descriptions
Kylie
Voice: Sayumi Suzushiro A pilot who is skilled at both flying and calculating distance and depth perception. She can bring out the full power of her plane. She has a habit of being hot-headed, and often acts before she thinks. Her favorite food is pancakes. |
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Emma
Voice: Eri Yukimura A girl who speaks very politely, but with a very sharp tongue. She is childhood friends with Kylie. She has tremendous discernment and observation skills. and is able to pick up on enemy pilots' habits and flight patterns. Once she finds an opponent she sees as a target, she will chase them to the ends of the earth. |
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Kate
Voice: Sayaka Nakaya A genius pilot who is able to pull off difficult flight maneuvers with ease and take down her enemies with mechanical precision. Of course, her techniques are far too difficult for the average pilot. She lives on reason and logic, and is usually very quiet, not allowing her emotions to show. Even when speaking with her allies, she's very frank and matter-of-fact. |
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Reona
Voice: Asami Seto A calm and down-to-earth pilot with plenty of experience and the reliable captain of the Team KOTOBUKI. She has the longest career as a pilot, and as such has gained the trust of her subordinates. She has a diligent way of fighting, and always plans two steps ahead to expect multiple scenarios when flying. |
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Zara
Voice: Hibiku Yamamura The vice-captain of the Team KOTOBUKI who loves alcohol. She's the big sister figure of the group who watches over them from afar. During combat, she has a wide range of vision, and uses it to get a grasp on the situation at hand and give orders to the others. She and Reona make a great team, and it's no wonder why—the two have been friends forever. |
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Chika
Voice: Miyu Tomita The super-energetic, youngest member of the Team KOTOBUKI. She often acts before thinking, and gets the enemy with her unexpected attacks. She's a stubborn and proud girl, often leading her into childish spats with Kylie. In turn, the two end up being chided by Reona. |
Cast
- Kylie
- Sayumi Suzushiro
- Emma
- Eri Yukimura
- Kate
- Sayaka Nakaya
- Reona
- Asami Seto
- Zara
- Hibiku Yamamura
- Chika
- Miyu Tomita
- Madame Lulu
- Akiko Yajima
- Saneatsu
- Keiji Fujiwara
- Natsuo
- Rumi Okubo
- Johnny
- Yōji Ueda
- RIRIKO
- Nao Tōyama
Staff
- Director
- Tsutomu Mizushima
- Series Composition
- Michiko Yokote
- Original Character Design
- Hidari
- Character Design
- Shou Sugai
- Military Supervisor
- Shigeyuki Ninomiya
- Military Setting
- Tetsuya Nakano, Hideyuki Kikuchi, Jirō Tokihama
- Setting Cooperation
- Seiichi Shirato
- Associate Director
- Hiroyuki Kanbe
- 3D Director
- Hisashi Egawa
- Technical Director
- Keita Mizuhashi
- Asset Director
- Kentarō Kogusuri
- Unit Director
- Yusaku Saotome
- Chief Animation Director
- Tōko Nakamura
- Animation Director
- Shouta Ueno
- Art Director
- Kazuo Ogura
- Assistant Art Director
- Daiki Kuribayashi
- Art Setting
- Nobuhito Sue, Shiori Shiwa, Sakura Ogawa
- Color Design
- Aiko Yamagami
- Director of Photography
- Kentaro Kashiwagi, Takamasa Hatakeyama
- Editing
- Masato Yoshitake
- Music
- Shiroh Hamaguchi
- Sound Director
- Tsutomu Mizushima
- Sound Effects
- Yasumasa Koyama
- Sound Mixing
- Takayuki Yamaguchi
- Production
- Digital Frontier
- Animation Production
- GEMBA
- Key Animation
- Wao World
- Opening Theme Song:
- "Soranone" (Sound of the Sky) performed by ZAQ
- Ending Theme Song:
- "Tsubasa wo Motsumonotachi" (Those With Wings)
Written and composed by ZAQ
Perofmed by Kotobuki Hikoutai
<Kylie (voice: Sayumi Suzushiro), Emma (Voice: Eri Yukimura), Kate (Voice: Sayaka Nakaya), Reona (Voice:Asami Seto), Zara (Voice: Hibiku Yamamura), Chika (Voice: Miyu Tomita)>
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