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Volicia of Pluto Yuri Sci-Fi Robot Anime's 2nd Chapter Streams With English Subtitles for Limited Time
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Arata Hirasaka began streaming the full 42-minute Volicia of Pluto #2: Blue (Bōsei no Volicia: Dai Nishō: Gunjō) anime on Friday with English subtitles. The anime is the second chapter of the Volicia of Pluto -Vapor Trail Another Age 2006- independent anime project.
The full anime will stream with English subtitles until June 19 Japan time.
A crowdfunding campaign has launched for the third chapter, tentatively titled Volicia of Pluto #3: Supernova. Production on the project is ongoing, and storyboards are complete. The crowdfunding campaign notes the third chapter will be the final chapter. The campaign ends on June 19.
The anime's second chapter opened in theaters in Japan on April 21, and will have encore screenings starting on June 27. The staff and cast returned with the addition of Iwori and Ako Iwanami in the roles of "Maintenance Crew" 1 and 2, respectively. Marica (Funczion SOUNDS) sings the opening theme song "Rensei no Shiori" (A Verse on Binary Stars), which Alchemy+'s Masahiro Inada scored and arranged.
The anime takes place in 2006, and centers on Akio Hoshigami, who due to a leg injury is forced to give up on her dream of being a track-and-field star. Akio and her friend Ayano Umisoe move on to high school together. Amidst new activities and meeting new friends, Akio gradually starts acting like herself again. Then one day Ayano suddenly disappears.
The anime stars: (character name romanizations and voice actor name romanizations are not official)
- Mahiro Kusaka as Akio Hoshigami
- Miho Mashiro as Ayano Umisoe
- Rinka Haruse as Sora Yamada
- Natsuki Ochiai as Honoka Satō
- Miku Ichinose as Shiori Aratae
- Yūto Arai as Hoshi no Sadame (Fate of the Planet)
- Yuna Hachiman as Kasumi Yamabe
- Yūdai Noda as Miko 2
- Yui Hayashi as Miko 3
- Karin Sakuragi as Miko 4
23-year-old AsH is credited as the director, editor, scriptwriter, animator, and cinematographer. nagiha composed the music, and Kona a.k.a. Fukutarau was in charge of sound effects. ZEROGOHSHA is credited with production cooperation.
The first chapter, titled Volicia of Pluto #1: Blaze (Bōsei no Volicia: Dai Isshō: Kōka), screened at Osu Cinema in Nagoya in July 2023. The project's YouTube channel began streaming the full first chapter with English and Japanese subtitles that same month.
AsH has previously released two other anime. The 35-minute Gekijōban Vapor Trail anime released in 2021 and is available on AsH's YouTube channel with English subtitles. AsH's 25-minute Penetrate Blue -Vapor Trail Another Age 2824- anime released in 2022 and is also available on YouTube.
Source: Press release
