Tsutomu Nihei’s(弐瓶 勉)cyberpunk manga series Blame! has been made into an anime film that will be released in this year. The coming adaption has just revealed a trailer and the exact premiere date.
The voice cast members include:
Takahiro Sakurai(櫻井孝宏)as Killy(霧亥)
Kana Hanazawa(花澤香菜)as Cibo(シボ)
Sora Amamiya(雨宮天)as Zuru(づる)
Kazuhiro Yamaji(山路和弘)as Pop(おやっさん)
Mamoru Miyano(宮野真守)as Sutezo(捨造)
Aya Suzaki(洲崎綾)as Tae(タエ)
Nobunaga Shimazaki(島﨑信長)as Fusata(フサタ)
Yuki Kaji(梶裕貴)as Atsuji(アツジ)
Aki Toyosaki(豊崎愛生)as The Authority(統治局)
Even though the movie is directed by Ajin’s(亜人)director Hiroyuki Seshita(瀬下寛之), it is supervised by the mangaka Tsutomu Nihei himself. The first Blame! manga series was published by Kodansha in 10 volumes from 1998 to 2003. It has got three other manga spin-offs and two short animation spin-offs afterwards.
The movie will premiere on 20th May this year in Japan.