New visuals, spacer designs, and character visuals for the TV anime "Grendizer II," scheduled to begin airing in 2024, have been revealed, and the first batch of cast information has also been announced.
UFO Robo Grendizer," based on the original story by Go Nagai, is a robot hero that has gained popularity since its anime broadcast in 1975 as the third installment of the "Mazinger Z" series.
Despite its long run of 74 episodes, the average viewer rating exceeded 20%, and its popularity spread across the seas to Europe, the Middle East, and South America, and along with "Mazinger Z" and other series, it is still a popular work with enthusiastic fans around the world.
The legendary anime has been revived over 50 years and will be broadcast in 2024 as "Grendizer II".
The first PV of this work has been released, as well as the second cast, introduction, OP and ED artist information, and a visual of Mazinger Z.
It was also announced that Ayane Sakura, Yuma Uchida, Toshi Hayami, Takuya Kirimoto, Takehito Koyasu, Akino Watanabe, Wataru Takagi, and Tomokazu Seki, all talented voice actors, will participate in this work, and their cast comments have been released.
In addition, a collaboration with RED°TOKYOTOWER was also announced, so be sure to check it out.
Also, be sure to read the production announcement report!
⇒Report on the production announcement of the new anime "Grendizer II"! What is "Grendizer" of the new era that blends the current trend of 2025 while picking up the elements of the old work, "Space Disk Wars"?
The first PV is now on view!
Scenes from GURRENDIZER
Scene photo (Mazinger Z)
New mechanic revealed!
Mazinger Z
A super robot powered by photon energy developed by Dr. Juzo Kabuto.
It can fly by combining with Jet Scrander.
Hover Piler
A small aircraft that serves as Mazinger Z's cockpit.
New character visuals have been released!
Naida Baron (CV: Ayane Sakura)
A lady-in-waiting of Cassados.
She is the eldest daughter of the Baron family, which has served the Freed royal family for generations, and was once Rubina's first lady-in-waiting.
Cassad Zeola Whiter (CV: Yuma Uchida)
A member of the Starker Knights.
He has a complex about being from a remote area and has an extraordinary attachment to Duke.
Yumi-Gennosuke (CV: Hayami Tadashi)
Director of the Photon Power Institute and Sayaka's father.
He is a favorite pupil of Kouji's grandfather, Dr. Juzo Kabuto.
Umon Gennosuke (CV: Kirimoto Takuya)
Deputy director of the Photon Power Institute and Professor Yumi's junior.
A bachelor by profession, he is now Duke's foster father.
Gandaru (CV: Takehito Koyasu)
Commander of the 7th Strike Group of the M. Bison Star Allied Forces.
He invades Earth under orders to search for Duke Fried, the planet's deadliest criminal.
Lady Gandall (CV: Akino Watanabe)
Another persona who shares a body with Commander Gandar.
She is a fighter, while Gandar is a strategist, and the two are at odds with each other.
Blackie (CV: Wataru Takagi)
He is the commander of the M.Bison Star Division Attack Team of the M.Bison Star Allied Forces' Seventh Attack Squadron.
He is a loyal aider and abettor to Commander Gandar.
Zuril (CV: Tomokazu Seki)
Scientific Director of the M.Bison Star Coalition's Integrated Development Bureau.
He is an elite of the central coalition and arrives as an auditor of the M.Bison Star Division.
Characters in the public domain
【Released characters】
■Duke Freed (CV: Miyu Irino)
Prince of the planet Freed and a "Starker" passenger of Grendizer.
He loses his memory when he arrives on Earth after fleeing, and becomes Kouji's friend as Daisuke Umon.
Kouji Kabuto (CV: Hiro Shimono)
The grandson of Dr. Juzo Kabuto, a leading researcher of photon power, he is the young leader of the Kabuto Foundation.
Behind the scenes, he drives the super robot Mazinger Z as an ally of justice.
Sayaka Yumi (CV: Sumire Uesaka)
Kouji's girlfriend and the daughter of Professor Yumi.
As an agent of the Kabuto Foundation, she supports Kouji both publicly and privately, but her feelings for him tend to be a little empty.
Hikaru Makiba (CV: Nao Higashiyama)
A high school girl on the isolated island of Aijinjima.
She is a high school girl on the isolated island of Aijin, searching for "Malevito," a priestess who protects the island's ruins.
Grace Maria Freed (CV: Mimi Tanaka)
Princess of the planet Fried and sister of Duke.
She is a gifted woman with the gift of precognition and the qualities of a starker.
Teronna Akua M. Bison (CV: Haruka Tomatsu)
She is Rubina's twin sister and the commander-in-chief of the M. Bison Star Alliance.
She is the leader of the Starker Knights, and is also known as "White Silver.
Rubina Beryl M. Bison (CV: Haruka Tomatsu)
Twin sister of Teronna and former fiancée of Duke.
She is also the chief tactical strategist for the Allied Forces.
Grendizer
A mysterious giant robot that has been regarded as the guardian god of the planet Freed.
It can only be piloted by "Starker," a qualified pilot who possesses the GN Factor.
Spacer
A disk-shaped support unit that combines with Grendizer.
The second cast member's comment is now available!
Ayane Sakura (as Naida Baron)
From the audition stage, I was amazed at the incredibly exciting reboot and the incredibly exciting staff. I am very much looking forward to seeing how Grendizer will really take off in the modern age. As Naida, I will run through life to the best of my ability.
Yuma Uchida (as Casado Zeora Whiter)
I am pleased to have been asked to play the voice of Cassad Zeola Whiter! I hope I will be able to express the jealousy and hatred that lie dormant within Cassad. I hope to express the swirling emotions that lie dormant within Cassad. Please look forward to the new Grendizer that will be born in 2025!
Toshi Hayami (as Gennosuke Yumi-Gennosuke)
It's wonderful to be able to meet and perform in a work that was on the air when I was a teenager.
I will play my role well, while taking pleasure in being involved in this legendary work that was immensely popular in Europe.
Takuya Kirimoto (Genzo Umon)
I was 8 years old when the first Grendizer was broadcast. Naturally, I was fascinated by the show and played "Grendizer" with my friends at school. However, because everyone wanted to play Grendizer, I always ended up fighting with other Grendizers, which is a very fond memory for me now. It is like a dream come true to be able to participate in such a memorable work after all these years, and I am very happy to be able to do so. I am sure that this work will be another one that you will be able to fall in love with, so please enjoy it! Please enjoy it to the end.
Takehito Koyasu (Gandhar)
I couldn't be happier to be cast in "Grendizer," which I loved watching as a child, but then I realized that I am 56 years old. But then I realized that I am 56 years old, and of course I am Gandaru (lol)!
Akino Watanabe (Lady Gandhar)
Grendizer...! What, Grendizer? Really? That was my honest thought when I was offered the role. I never thought that I would be able to be a part of it! I am very honored. I myself am always excited to see how the project will turn out. I have been excited about the project for a long time. I will do my best to play Lady Gandhar so that everyone will enjoy it. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Wataru Takagi (Blackie)
The Mazinger series was an explosively popular anime when I was a child. I am very excited and happy to be able to play the role of Blackie in "Grendizer II," a series that has gained worldwide popularity. Blackie is often with Commander Gandar, so I enjoy talking with Koyasu, who plays Commander Gandar, in the studio while recording. I hope everyone will enjoy the world of Mr. Go Nagai that has now been revived.
Tomokazu Seki (Zuril)
I love Go Nagai's works, and I have seen many of his works from long ago, but this time I am very happy to be able to act in "Grendizer II" of the "Mazinger Z series," which is the only work I have not been involved in. I am very happy to be able to perform in "Grendizer II" of the "Mazinger Z series," which is the only work I have not been involved in!
OP/ED Artists Revealed!
Opening theme: "Kaijin-no-Ippatsu" (Sung by GLAY )
Comment] HISASHI (Guitar)
Thank you very much for using our music.
The song "Kaijin-no-Ippatsu" was completed based on the feeling we got in the online meeting before the production.
I was able to complete the song "Kaijin-no-Ippatsu" based on the feeling I got during the online meeting we had before the production. I was able to remove my limiter and complete the newest song of GLAY with free and unrestrained spirit. The opportunity to work with such a magnificent production staff will be an irreplaceable part of our history.
Japanese entertainment has had a tremendous influence on me and where I am today.
Let's create an even greater chemical reaction here in Japan,
That's the best we can do.
Ending theme: Protect You (Sung by BAND-MAID)
Comment] Miku Kobato (Vocal & Guitar)
I am honored and grateful to have been offered the chance to play on the historic "Grendizer.
It is a work loved by people all over the world, so I think many people have been waiting for it, and I think it is a wonderful opportunity for us who are aiming for world domination.
I wrote the lyrics to the song while thinking about the complicated but strong feelings of the girls as they struggle with their own feelings, and I hope it will be a part of the excitement of the show for those who have loved the original work. As a viewer myself, I am looking forward to seeing how the new Grendizer will progress.
(*Original comment)
Collaboration event is coming!
Collaboration event with RED°TOKYOTOWER has been decided! Newly-drawn illustrations will be released!
(*The actual product may differ from the illustration while it is being produced.
Introduction.
A man who has fallen into the desert has no memory.
He was picked up by Kouji Kabuto and named Daisuke.
Kouji, who has two faces, that of a wealthy man and a friend of justice, is a man who has made his fortune through the clean energy photon power of his dreams.
While the days seem to be peaceful, an unidentified aerial phenomenon appears in the skies above major cities around the world.
It was the M. Bison Star Alliance that attacked from a star system far away from the earth.
Humanity is overrun by the M.Bison, which is far superior to Earth's weapons.
Mazinger Z, the iron castle towering over the pool of water, the last hope of the earth, is forced to fight an uphill battle against a strange weapon, the saucer beast.
In the midst of the desperate situation, the alien god of war, Grendizer, appears out of the dust.
Riding on board was Daisuke, who turned out to be Duke Fried, a prince who had been driven from his home planet of Fried...
Work information
TV animation " Grendizer II
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting is scheduled to begin in 2024.
＜Staff
Original Story : Nagai Go
General Director : Mitsuo Fukuda
Director : Shun Hisato
Series Composition/Screenplay : Ichiro Okochi
Screenplay : Tatsuto Higuchi
Character Design：Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Sub-character Design: Mari Araki
Mechanical Design: Kou Inada/AF_KURO/Junichi Akutsu (Astray's)
Design Works: Pinakes / Tomoyuki Aoki / Zen Shiba / Masato Yoshinaga
Main Animators: Hiroyuki Okawa / Takashi Hashimoto / Rihiro Yamane / Toru Yoshida
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato (Tonnyan) / Hirofumi Sakagami (Tonnyan)
Color Designer: Chie Mura
Director of Photography: Mutsumi Usuda (Nexus)
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
Sound Effects: Toshiya Wada (Swara Productions) / Mahi Takuma (Swara Productions)
Music: Kohei Tanaka
Music Production: Pony Canyon
Animation Production: GAINA
＜Casting: Miyu Irino (Duke Fried)
Miyu Irino (Duke Fried)
SHIMONO Hiro (Playing the role of KABUTO Kouji)
Uesaka Sumire (Playing the role of Yumi Sayaka)
Nao Higashiyama (Playing the role of Hikaru Makiba)
Mimi Tanaka (played by Grace Maria Fried)
Haruka Tomatsu (played by Teronna Akua M. Bison / Rubina Beryl M. Bison)
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