The official Fuji TV YouTube channel has streamed the official trailer for the upcoming Kaina of the Great Snow Sea anime, and original television anime project from BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia collaborators Tsutomu Nihei and Polygon Pictures.
The trailer reveals more staff members, as well as the opening theme song “Telepath” (テレパス) by Yorushika, and the ending theme song “Juvenile” (ジュブナイル), by GReeeeN. The anime will premiere on January 11, 2023 on Fuji TV’s Ultra+ block. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in the west.
Set in a world where the land is about to disappear due to the ever-expanding mare nubium (snow sea), Kaina of the Great Snow Sea is a “boy-meets-girl high fantasy” where humanity ekes out a harsh life above the Tenmaku that stretches from the roots to the tops of giant Orbital Trees. The story centers around Kaina, a boy who lives above the Tenmaku, and Liliha, the princess of the small country of Atland in the Great Snow Sea.
▍Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Anime Official Trailer
▍Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Anime Staff
Original Story: Tsutomu Nihei
Director: Hiroaki Ando
Screenplay: Sadayuki Murai, Tetsuya Yamada
Animation Character Design: Ryōhei Fukushi, Kyoko Kotani
Visual Concept Design: Mitsunori Kataama
Production Design: Naoya Tanaka, Kazuma Teshigahara
CG Supervisors: Takuma Ishibashi, Masaki Taga
Art Director: Kimiko Kubo
3D BG Matte Paint Supervisor: Yoshikatsu Matsumoto
Color Key Artist: Hironori Nochi
Chief Layout Animation Supervisor: Kazumasa Izawa
Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
Music: Kohta Yamamoto / Misaki Umase
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
▍Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Anime Cast
■ Liliha – CV: Rie Takahashi
■ Yaona – CV: Ayumu Murase
■ Amelote – CV: Maaya Sakamoto
■ Orinoga – CV: Katsuyuki Konishi
■ Ngapoj – CV: Tomokazu Sugita
■ Handagil – CV: Nobuyuki Hiyama
■ Halesora – CV: Kenyu Horiuchi