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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes Anime Unveils Theme Songs' Artists, Half-Year Run

The premiere event for Aniplex and Sony Music's new original television anime series SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes announced on Tuesday details of its first theme songs and plans to air for two consecutive cours (quarters of the year).

The in-story unit SI-VIS performs both the opening theme song "So Far Away" and the ending theme song "Friends & Smile" for the anime's first half, and Takui Nakajima penned the lyrics and music for both songs. In addition, Tuesday's event announced that Taisho is handling the vocals in songs for YOSUKE, the leader of SI-VIS. The "Yosuke Main Vocal ver." of the anime's insert song "Braver Dreamer" debuted at the event, and the song will launch on music streaming services at midnight.

The story centers on the members of the SI-VIS co-ed vocal unit that is wildly popular both inside and outside Japan. Their true secret identity is a group of heroes who fight against a mysterious calamity threatening to destroy the world named "Mirage." Through their live performances, they gather the power to fight.

The anime will star:

• Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sōji
• Akari Kitō as μ (pronounced "myu")
• Daisuke Namikawa as YOSUKE
• Ayane Sakura as Siren
• Sōma Saitō as JUNE

As previously announced, Fumiaki Maruto (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel author and anime scriptwriter) is overseeing and writing the series scripts. Hidari (Santa Company, Fractale, Phantom in the Twilight) is the original character designer.

Daisuke Yoshida (Idol Incidents, Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga) is directing the anime at Studio VOLN. Naho Ōtsuki (key animator for Lycoris Recoil, Back Arrow) and Nami Fujii (key animator for My Hero Academia seasons 6 and 7) are designing the characters for animation, and Shūhei Mutsuki (Spy×Family three seasons) is composing the music.

Other staff members include:

• Sub-Character Design: Mika Takahashi, Masahiro Yamanaka
• Monster Design: Tomohisa Onoue
• Chief Animation Director: Yurie Ōhigashi
• Action Animation Director: Takaaki Hirayama
• Art Director: Takao Makino
• Color Key Artist: Yoshinori Horikawa
• Compositing Director of Photography: Sota Mikami
• CG Director: Masato Takahashi
• Editing: Yumi Jinguji
• Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura

Sony Music selected the vocal artists who will provide the singing voices for the characters, and is revealing those artists leading up to the anime's premiere.

The series will debut on Fuji TV and other channels on October 5 at 9:30 a.m. JST (October 6 at 8:30 p.m. EDT). The anime will stream on various services in Japan starting on October 7. Crunchyroll will also stream the series worldwide excluding Asia.

Sources: SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes anime's website, Comic Natalie