The anime adaptation of Bun’ō Fujisawa’s (藤澤文翁) dramatic stage reading “MARS RED” reveals its first PV, staff and main cast. The project is the first TV anime based on a dramatic stage reading production and is set to premiere in 2021.
▍PV
▍Story
MARS RED takes place in 1923, and vampires have existed for quite a while. But now, the number of vampires is increasing and a mysterious, artificial blood source called Ascra has appeared.
The Japanese government, in turn, creates “Code Zero,” a unit within the army tasked with taking down the vampiric forces. And what better way to track vampires than by using vampires?
Created by Lieutenant General Nakajima, this unit has historically been in the business of information war but has been re-assigned to solve the vampire crisis. It’s up to Code Zero and the S-class vampire Deffrot to investigate this increase and put a stop to it before society crumbles.
▍Staff and theme songs
The series is directed by Kouhei Hatano (羽多野浩平) and co-produced by Funimation and Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. It will be animated by Signal.MD, with “Blood+” director and series composition Junichi Fujisaku (藤咲淳一 ) writing the script. “Donten ni Warau” manga creator Kemuri Karakara (唐々煙 ) is credited as character designs.
▍ Characters and Cast
■ Shutaro Kurusu (栗栖秀太郎) – CV: Tasuku Hatanaka (畠中祐)
■ Yoshinobu Maeda (前田義信) – CV: Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一)
■ Takeuchi (タケウチ) – CV: Akira Ishida (石田彰)
■ Suwa (スワ) – CV: Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村健一)
