Based on Lose’s “Maitetsu: Pure Station” video game, the 5-minute short TV anime “Rail Romanesque” (レヱル・ロマネスク) is confirmed to premiere on 2nd October 2020.
Maitetsu takes place in an alternate reality in Japan, where trains were paired up with humanoid modules called “Railords.” The story of the anime, which features new original characters, is set in the game’s fictional southern Hinomoto city of Ohitoyoshi as the“Railords” try to revives the railways tourism.
▍Characters and Cast
■ Suzushiro (すずしろ) – CV: Sumire Uesaka (上坂すみれ)
■ Ran (ラン) – CV: Aya Uchida (内田彩)
■ Kiko (汽子) – CV: Aya Suzaki (洲崎綾)
■ Iyo (いよ) – CV: Ai Furihata (降幡愛)
■ Kurenai (紅) – CV: Tomoyo Kurosawa (黒沢ともよ)
■ Riiko (りいこ)- CV: Yurika Kubo (久保ユリカ)
■ Kakaa (かかあ) – CV: Mai Nagai (永井真衣)
■ Shirogane (しろがね) – CV: Tenchimu (てんちむ)
■ Suika (西瓜) – CV: Ayaka Igasaki (伊ヶ崎綾香)
▍Staff and Production
Animation: Saetta
Chief Director & Sound Director: Hisayoshi Hirasawa (ひらさわひさよし)
Scripts: Kōichi Motomura (元村洸一)
Character Design: Takayuki Noguchi (野口孝行)
Sound Effects: Cloud22