TV anime "Hand Red" to start in April 2016!　Directed by Tomoki Kobayashi and produced by Production Imes

Broadcasting of the TV anime "Hand Red" is set to begin in April 2016. The staff and PV were also revealed.

Hand Red" is an anime work based on a light novel by Jun Minozaki published by GA Bunko. It is a school battle action depicting the days of the main character who enrolls in a maritime school city ship to become a user of "Hand Red," the only weapon that can fight against a mysterious life form that attacks the earth. The cast includes Yoshiaki Hasegawa as Hayato Kisaragi, Rumi Okubo as Emile Crosford, M.A.O. as Claire Harvey, Wataru Hatano as Fritz Glanz, Mausu Yoshioka as Sakura Kirishima, Kaya Okuno as Karen Kisaragi, and Yuka Otsubo as Leitya Saint-Emilion, Rika Korikawa as Liddy Steinberg, Yui Makino as Erica Candle, Yui Horie as Charlotte Dimandius (*changed from Misuke Matsukurai), and Ayaka Imamura as Meimei.

The broadcast start date has now been set for April 2016. The staff and PV were also revealed. The director is Tomoki Kobayashi of "Utawareru Mono" and "Akame ga Kakeru! The series composition is by Hideki Shirane, character design by Nekosuke Okuma (Nitroplus), character design by Norie Tanaka, and music by Shuhei Naruse, who is in charge of many music for the "Masked Rider" series. Animation production will be handled by Production IIMS. The teaser visual depicts the four heroines, Emile, Claire, Sakura, and Karen, surrounding the main character Hayato, and the PV includes battle scenes using the Hand Red. Below are comments from the voice actors.

Yoshiaki Hasegawa as Hayato Kisaragi
Hello everyone, nice to meet you. My name is Yoshiaki Hasegawa, and I will be playing the role of Hayato Kisaragi. It seems like a long time has passed since it was announced that I would be playing the role of Hayato Kisaragi in the drama CD and anime series. I hope that you will look forward to seeing Hayato grow and develop in the course of the production with the cast, who play fascinating characters in a truly engaging manner. I myself feel that I am growing up together with Hayato. The action scenes are the highlight of this work. I am looking forward to seeing how it will be expressed in the anime.

Rumi Okubo as Emile Crosford
Hand Red has finally begun! You can look forward to dynamic battle action, as well as the romance between the powerful and cute heroines! This is the first time for me to play a role as boyish yet cute as Emile, so I think I am having a lot of new experiences. I hope you will also pay attention to Emile's slightly pushy, pampered, yet cool appearance! The recording sessions have already started, and the studio is very lively! I hope you can feel that atmosphere on the screen! I hope you can feel that atmosphere on the screen!

Maasuke Yoshioka as Sakura Kirishima
I am pleased to be playing the role of Sakura Kirishima. My name is Mausuke Yoshioka. I have been looking forward to this day since the recording of the drama CD! I am thrilled to finally be able to see Sakura move in the anime. Sakura-chan is the diva of the world, and she sings a lot in the production. A wide range of cool and cute songs! I recorded this song while imagining the artist Sakura Kirishima dancing on stage. I'm excited to see how they will be used in the film...! It was the first time for me to play such a cute and mocking girl, so every time I play a role, it is a new challenge. Anyway, I did my best to play the role! Please enjoy Sakura-chan's mocking cuteness!

Kaya Okuno as Karen Kisaragi
My name is Kaya Okuno, and I play the role of Karen Kisaragi in "Hand Red. Karen is the younger sister of Hayato, the main character, and is a girl with a little bit of a yandere temperament who is a "handsome older brother♡♡". She is usually very cute, but when she gets jealous, she can be scary! I also sing, so please look forward to it!

M.A.O. as Claire Harvey
Claire is the student body president, and I think she is a strict and dignified character. She is always thinking about the school and acting in a very cool way! I would like you to pay attention to Claire's girlish and maidenly face, mainly when she talks about Hayato. She is shy, embarrassed, upset, angry, and so on. There are scenes here and there where you can catch a glimpse of the expression of a normal, pure girl who is not the student council president, so I hope you will enjoy the gap between the two. I hope you will enjoy the gap between the two!