Masami Obari Helms Amaim Warrior at the Borderline New Series “Kyokko no Souki”
The official website for the Kyoukai Senki / AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline sci-fi mecha anime franchise today unveiled its new series, Kyoukai Senki: Kyokko no Souki. No details yet on when it will be broadcast or streamed. The original TV series animated by SUNRISE BEYOND was aired for two seasons with a total of 25 episodes in 2021 and 2022. All episodes are available on Crunchyroll.
A 20-second teaser PV for the new series is now streamed on the site and Twitter.
境界戦機シリーズ最新作、ついに始動。
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境界戦機 #極鋼ノ装鬼
━━━━━━━━━━━━━#大張正己 監督が描く新たな『境界戦機』の世界――。現在、企画進行中
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— 境界戦機 極鋼ノ装鬼 (@kyoukai_senki) February 16, 2023
In place of the original series’ Nobuyoshi Habara, acclaimed anime director/robot designer Masami Obari is newly attached to direct the new series. He has worked on a numerous number of Japanese robot anime series since the 1980s. His directorial works include Ordian (2000), Gravion (2002, 2004), Dancouga Nova (2007), and Super Robot Wars OG (2010). His distinctive drawing style is often praised as “Bari-Mecha” among anime fans.
Main staff:
- Director: Masami Obari
- Series composition: Noboru Kimura (Gundam Build Divers)
- Character design: Kenichi Ohnuki (Metal Armor Dragonar, Gundam Build Fighters)
- Mechanic design: Kanetake Ebikawa (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), Takayuki Yanase (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury), Ippei Gyoubu (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
- Music: Rasmus Faber (Harukana Receive)
Source: “Kyoukai Senki: Kyokko no Souki” official website / Twitter
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