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Animax Asia Posts Ads for D.Gray-man Hallow, Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?, Bakumatsu Rock
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Southeast Asian channel Animax Asia began streaming three commercials for the D.Gray-man Hallow, Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?, and Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- anime on Saturday. All three anime are part of the channel's summer lineup.
Animax Asia will premiere D.Gray-man Hallow on Tuesday, July 5 at 9:00 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok, and 10:00 p.m. in Singapore and the Philippines, and the series will air in the same time slot every Tuesday, on the same day as Japan.
Animax Asia describes the anime:
Picking up where the previous season left off, D.Gray-man HALLOW brings a fresh new look to the hit series for the 10 th year anniversary of its anime debut. Set in the early 20 th century, the series revolves around Allen Walker, a teenager exorcist who is able to transform his left arm into a large claw or sword. He is part of a group known as the Black Order, whose sole mission is to protect mankind from the evildoings of the villainous Millennium Earl. With social media and the online sphere abuzz with anticipation for the series, it is undoubtedly one of the hottest new titles of the upcoming season!
Yoshiharu Ashino (Tweeny Witches, Cross Ange, First Squad) is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment, with scripts by Michiko Yokote (Shirobako, Prison School, Dagashi Kashi), Tatsuto Higuchi (My-Otome, Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman, Schwarzes Marken), and Kenichi Yamashita (Koutetsu Sangokushi, Ishida and Asakura, Actually, I Am…). Yousuke Kabashima (The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, Lord Marksman and Vanadis) is adapting the character designs for animation, and is also serving as chief animation director. Yasuhiro Moriki (Ninja Robots, Crest of the Stars, Bakuon!!) is credited for design. Kaoru Wada is returning from the previous D.Gray-Man anime to compose the music.
Rock band Lenny code fiction will perform the anime's opening theme, and Mashiro Ayano (Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) will perform the ending theme song "Lotus Pain."
Animax Asia will premiere Invaders of the Rokujyōma!? on Tuesday, July 5 at 8:00 p.m., airing two episodes back-to-back every Monday and Tuesday night.
The anime premiered in Japan in July 2014.
The "apartment comedy" centers around Kōtarō Satomi, a boy who started to live by himself to attend a high school. He fortunately discovered a very cheap, tiny (six-mat or rokujyōma) room for 5,000 yen (about US$50) a month, and began his new life there. However, when he moved into that room 106 in the Korona complex, some unexpected "roommates" began appearing one by one.
Shin Oonuma (Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, ef: a tale of melodies) directed the anime at animation studio Silver Link (Dusk maiden of Amnesia, Kokoro Connect), and original creator Takehaya served as series director. Poco provided the original character designs, and Hideki Furukawa adapted the character designs for the anime, and also acted as storyboard director. Shogo Yasukawa handled series composition, Ryosuke Nakanishi scored the soundtrack, and Zero-A produced the music.
Animax Asia will premiere Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- on July 13 at 6:30 p.m., airing two episodes back-to-back every Monday to Friday.
The anime premiered in Japan in July 2014.
The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing "Heaven's Songs" by the top idols in the Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the "Heaven's Songs" is a capital offense. Ryōma Sakamoto and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock 'n' roll for freedom and justice.
Itsuro Kawasaki (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, Arc the Lad) directed the anime at Studio Deen. Mitsutaka Hirota (The Prince of Tennis II, X-Men) was in charge of the scripts, and Akiharu Ishii (The Prince of Tennis, Blood+, Loups=Garous - The Motion Picture) designed the characters. Visual kei rock band vistlip (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's) performed the opening theme song "Jack."
