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Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine Original TV Anime Reveals 8 More Cast Members, October 7 Debut

Good Smile Company announced on Friday eight new cast members for its original anime Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine (Beast King War God Dandivine). The company also revealed the anime will debut on Tokyo TV, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on October 7 at 24:30 (effectively October 8 at 12:30 a.m.). The anime will also air on Chūkyō TV and MBS.

The new cast members include:

The anime stars:

• Takuma Terashima as Gekiha Shijima
• Haruka Shiraishi as Akane Kuzumi
• Saya Aizawa as Kirei Shijima

Yi Cao is directing the anime at LIDEN FILMS and Kayac Animation. Toshiki Inoue (various Kamen Rider series, Death Note) is overseeing and writing the series scripts. robin is designing the characters. Majiro (Macross Delta) is the original character designer. An (GOD BRAVE STUDIO) is the mechanical designer. Yoshikazu Iwanami (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is the sound director.

Takanori Nishikawa is performing the opening theme song.

The story takes place 20 years after the robot Dandivine defeated the mysterious Aposdoll. The world is now in peace. However, toy manufacturer Kasuga, who relied on its toys of merchandise of Dandivine, has fallen into decline. Thus, Kasuga's president Genjuro Shijima prayed for Dandivine's revival, and the Aposdoll suddenly returned. High school student Gekiha Shijima gets an invitation from his uncle Yusaku Kuroiwa, the former main pilot of Dandivine, to pilot the giant robot himself.

TOGUCHI is drawing a manga adaptation in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine.

The anime is the first project in the Good Smile Company's "The God of Combined Series" ("Gattaishin Series"). The anime commemorates Good Smile Company's 25th anniversary.

Sources: Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine anime's website, Comic Natalie