'Megaton-kyuu Musashi' Reveals Cast, Staff, Fall 2021 Debut

The official website of the Megaton-kyuu Musashi television anime revealed the cast, staff, and a key visual (pictured) on Wednesday. The anime will broadcast on Fridays beginning October 1 at 10:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by BS Fuji on October 2 at 12:30 a.m.

Synopsis
In an ordinary town, there are people who live a peaceful and fulfilling life. But they don't know that it is a false peace. The untold truth... The earth has already been destroyed...

99.9% of the human race has been wiped out by a mysterious alien force from outer space. The enemy is named "Dracters." Eventually, a large hole was drilled in the earth and terraformed into a suitable environment for the aliens to live. Humans have no choice but to hide in shelters to escape their eyes. Waiting for the day of resurrection, which they do not know when it will come...

The inhabitants of the shelter Ixia have had their memories of the day of destruction erased, and live a normal life without knowing anything about it. However, some of them, the "chosen ones," have become pilots, driving giant robots called "Rogue" and fighting against aliens. Today, another new pilot is selected... (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

Cast
Yamato Ichidaiji: Toshiki Masuda (Boku no Hero Academia)
Teru Asami: Souma Saitou (SSSS.Gridman)
Ryuugo Hijikita: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Akudama Drive)
Asuna Kanzaki: Tomoyo Kurosawa (Kanata no Astra)
Reiji Amemiya: Kouki Uchiyama (Horimiya)
Jun Kirishima: Sumire Morohoshi (Yakusoku no Neverland)
Momoka Saotome: Megumi Han (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin)
Takumi Kindaichi: Yuki Kaji (B: The Beginning)
Kouta Akutagawa: Ayumu Murase (Haikyuu!!)
Sayaka Nishino: Ayana Taketatsu (Sword Art Online)
Sayaka Minami: Mariya Ise (Log Horizon)
Hatsune Tendou: Maki Izawa (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu)
Haruki Kitane: Yumiri Hanamori (Urasekai Picnic)
Aoi Hoshino: Aoi Yuuki (Enen no Shouboutai)
Ginta Ibushi: Kazuhiro Yamaji (Shingeki no Kyojin)

Staff
Original Work: Level-5
Chief Director, Original Plan, Series Composition, Script, Planning: Akihiro Hino (Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katri no Nazotoki File)
Director: Shigeharu Takahashi (Futari no Joe)
Original Character Design: Takuzou Nagano (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE)
Character Design: Yuuji Ikeda (Inazuma Eleven)
Concept Art: Toshihiko Kuriaki (The Snack World (TV) design assistance)
Mechanical Design: Nobuyuki Yanai (Youkai Watch! concept art)
Music: Kenichirou Saigou (Youkai Watch)
Sound Director: Ryou Tanaka (Inuyashiki)
Studio: OLM

Game developer Level-5 originally announced the media-mix project in 2016, which includes a television anime, video game, and a net anime spin-off titled After School. The project was initially scheduled to begin in 2017, but was later postponed.

Source: Moca News