Gen Urobuchi's 'Eisen Flügel' Light Novel Gets Anime Movie

by Vindstot
Sep 24, 2022 2:28 AM | 26 Comments

The Aniplex Online Fest 2022 event announced an anime movie adaptation of Gen Urobuchi's Eisen Flügel light novel on Saturday. Aniplex simultaneously launched an official website, revealing the production staff, a teaser promotional video, and teaser visual (pictured).

Urobuchi penned the light novel in two volumes under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko label in July and December 2009, featuring illustrations by Higashiguchi Chuuou (Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi).

Anno Nanakamado began a manga adaptation in HiBaNa magazine in May 2016 before transferring it to the MangaONE smartphone application in December 2017, where in concluded in September 2018. Shogakukan published the manga in four volumes between September 2016 and November 2018.

Staff
Chief Director: Seiji Mizushima (Rakuen Tsuihou)
Director: Daizen Komatsuda (Bubuki Buranki)
Script: Yukie Sugawara (Overlord), Seiji Mizushima
Original Character Design: Takashi Takeuchi (Fate/stay night)
Character Design: Keigo Sasaki (Nanatsu no Taizai)
Mechanical Design: Kanetake Ebikawa (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans), Takayuki Yanase (Mobile Suit Gundam 00), Fumihiro Katagai (Princess Principal)
Dragon Design: Tatsuya Yoshikawa (Bubuki Buranki design)
Art Director: Kusanagi (Guilty Crown art design)
Design Research: Seiichi Shirato (Drifters)
Music: Yuki Kajiura (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Distribution: Aniplex

Synopsis
In a world where dragons rule the skies, mankind still dreams about taking to the skies and dominating the heavens in their place. Even during wartime, the passionate young pilot Karl Schuniz pursues his dreams, taking up his steel wings—the revolutionary new aircraft, the Blitz Vogel—to challenge the Kaiser Drache, the fastest dragon capable of supersonic flight.

Teaser PV

Official site: https://eisen-flugel.com/
Official Twitter: @eisen__flugel

Source: Comic Natalie

Eisen Flügel on MAL

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Yuki and Gen. Hopefully it’s more Fate/Zero and less Aldnoah.Zero.

Sep 25, 2022 8:04 AM by JayBlue

Are we get a plot twist, like in his previous works such as Gaim, Puella Madoka & Fate/0 ?

Sep 25, 2022 7:51 AM by reny1966nanin

I don't know why but when I saw the words "dragon desing" on screen watching the reveal I burst out in laughter. The movie has a lot of cool names attached to it.

The male main character looks the same as any other male character desinged by Takashi Takeuchi, which is to be expected because all of his desings have the same four faces anyway. If only the male main character didn't have the same haircut as any of the other Type-Moon male mc's. Anyway really looking forward to this.

Sep 24, 2022 7:06 PM by Kumiveneella

So dragon and airplanes... Intriguing

Sep 24, 2022 6:10 PM by RedChrome

I watched the Godzilla anime trilogy, so I gotta ask: is this gonna be dark and gritty almost to the point of misanthropy? Because if it is, I will sit this one out.

I'll take the sincerity of Genndy Tartakovsky over the cynicism of Gen Urobuchi, any day, no questions asked.

Go watch Primal. It's much better than the Godzilla anime trilogy.

Sep 24, 2022 12:57 PM by HeroVladimir93

Hoppy said:
This needs a game badly, I for one would love a fantasy Air Strike Patrol or Ace Combat where you can fight dragons in modern aircraft.

I agree. It wouldbe an awesome game to play!

Sep 24, 2022 11:07 AM by Memore

This needs a game badly, I for one would love a fantasy Air Strike Patrol or Ace Combat where you can fight dragons in modern aircraft.

Sep 24, 2022 8:41 AM by Hoppy

Hisone to Maso-tan but less moe and more suffering.

Sep 24, 2022 6:58 AM by Antagonized

So Gen Urobuchi plus drakengard equals this interesting.

Sep 24, 2022 5:29 AM by Disapeared_Ghost

The visual looks appealing

Sep 24, 2022 5:19 AM by CQLLIST

Looks beautiful... I will be watching.

Sep 24, 2022 4:53 AM by Pre_Yum

A-1, Gen Urobuchi, Yuki Kajiura. Hmm, interesting.

Sep 24, 2022 4:17 AM by maplesyrup47

It's from Gen Urobuchi, so should be a good watch.

Sep 24, 2022 4:09 AM by MegamiRem

The OST is so distinctly Yuki Kajiura. Takashi Takeuchi art style is also recognisable.

Sep 24, 2022 4:02 AM by E-Lias

Never heard of this Urobuchi thing. Seems interesting. Will look forward to it.

Sep 24, 2022 3:30 AM by Tsarko

Now, this is some hype stuff. Kajiura and Mizushima also on this.

Sep 24, 2022 3:18 AM by Etherius_ZS

Great news!

It looks gorgeous! Feels like I watch Fate with dragons!

Takeuchi designs and Kajiura awesome music are a sure win!

Sep 24, 2022 3:05 AM by Memore

RobertBobert said:

FZREMAKE said:

Thats what I want to know as well. Is it as dark as his other works. If so then this looks interesting.

And his magnum opus as a writer for VN still hasn't even got an OVA.

Are you talking about saya no uta. That stuff is gruesome and scary.

Sep 24, 2022 3:01 AM by FZREMAKE

ye this is hype material

Sep 24, 2022 2:54 AM by deg

FZREMAKE said:

RobertBobert said:
How much does this match Gen's favorite cliches? Innocent character suffering, existential villains, grimdark, lesbian fanservice? In any case, it's interesting that it got an adaptation after 10+ years.

Thats what I want to know as well. Is it as dark as his other works. If so then this looks interesting.

And his magnum opus as a writer for VN still hasn't even got an OVA.

Sep 24, 2022 2:44 AM by RobertBobert

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