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takt:op Anime's 2nd Video Previews Opening Song

posted on by Egan Loo
Character voices also previewed in Madhouse anime premiering on October 5

The official website for project posted its second promotional video on Tuesday. The video previews the opening theme song and the characters' voices.


In the story of the anime, one day a black meteorite fell on the world, and the world completely changed. The meteorite produced grotesque monsters called D2, which started running rampant. D2 very quickly banned all music, which was the one thing able to overcome them. But there were some people who resisted the D2. They are young women who hold the power of music, the "Musicart." These young women hold "scores" that are able to defeat the monsters. And there are also people who lead these women, the Conductor.

The anime takes place in America in the year 2047, which has fallen to ruin thanks to the D2. Takt, a Conductor, is partnered with a Musicart named Destiny. Takt yeans for music to be returned to the world, and Destiny wishes to destroy the D2. Their aim is to travel to New York.

Kōki Uchiyama stars in the anime as Takt Asahina. The other cast include:

Shion Wakayama as Destiny, a Musicart who holds the score for Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor Op.67"

Kaede Hondo as Anna Schneider, Takt's childhood friend whom Destiny considers a big-sisterly figure

Miku Itō as Titan, a Musicart

Satoshi Hino as Lenny, a Conductor

Inori Minase as Heaven, a Musicart

Reina Ueda as Hell, a Musicart

Daisuke Namikawa as Shindler

Eiji Hanawa as Sagan

DeNA and Tiger & Bunny) is composing the music.

In addition to being the character designer, Reiko Nagasawa is serving as one of the chief animation directors with Fumiyuki Go is directing the sound.

The artist ryo (Mika Nakashima is performing the ending theme song "Symphonia."

The anime will premiere on October 5 at 24:00 (effectively, October 6 at midnight) on Amazon Prime Video will then be the first service to stream the anime an hour later in Japan. The first two episodes will have an advance screening with the three leading cast on September 26 at Tokyo's Shinjuu Piccadilly theater.

The project will also include a game. LAM is drafting the original character designs. Musician Marasy is the "key pianist." The artist yish is in charge of background concept art. Orchestral conductor Hirofumi Kurita is credited as a musical research advisor.

Sources: takt op. Destiny anime's website, Comic Natalie


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