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Ange Vierge TV Anime Reveals Staff, Theme Songs, More Cast
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Twitter account of Kadokawa and Sega's Ange Vierge trading card game announced on Monday that the game's upcoming television anime has cast Yukari Tamura as the character Amane Ayashiro. Kōshi Sasagi designed the character.
In addition, Konomi Suzuki posted on Twitter that she will perform the anime's opening theme song, titled "Love is MY RAIL." Aki Hata wrote the song's lyrics, and Yūsuke Shirato composed and arranged the song. The song's single CD is slated for release on August 3.
Amazon is also listing that the ending theme song will be titled "Link with U," and the single will ship on August 10. Voice actress unit L.I.N.K.s will perform the ending theme, and Elements Garden is composing the song. L.I.N.K.s is made up of Yuka Aisaka, Mai Ishihara, Yoshiko Ikuta, Rie Takahashi, and Nozomi Yamamoto.
The previously announced cast includes:
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Nya Lapucea
- Yumi Hara as Almaria
- Aki Toyosaki as Elel
- Minako Kotobuki as Saya Sōgetsu
- Rika Tachibana as Code Omega 77 Stella
- Yūka Aisaka as Miumi Hinata
- Mai Ishihara as Sofina
- Yoshiko Ikuta as Ruby
- Rie Takahashi as Code Omega 00 Yufilia
- Nozomi Yamamoto as Mayuka Sanagi
Masafumi Tamura (Modern Magic Made Simple, SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation) is making his directorial debut with the series, and is also designing the characters. SILVER LINK (Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Non Non Biyori) is producing the animation. Katsuhiko Takayama (ef: a tale of memories, Ga-Rei: Zero, Aldnoah.Zero) is in charge of series composition, and is also penning the scripts. Ryōka, Akio Watanabe (Poyoyon Rock), Kurone Mishima, Tsunako, and Shunsaku Tomose are credited for original character design.
The television series will premiere in July.
Two Kadokawa brands, Fujimi Shobo and Media Factory, released the Ange Vierge trading card game in 2013. The story of the card game follows what happens when "Hairō" portals suddenly open, fusing three different worlds together. As a result, various mysterious "Exceed" powers are awakened in teenaged girls. An academy for these so-called "Progress" girls is built on the isolated Seiran Island in the Pacific.
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