Gen Urobuchi's latest real robot animation "OBSOLETE", latest information including delivery date and time!

The YouTube distribution date for "OBSOLETE," the latest animation based on Gen Urobuchi's original idea, has been set for Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 8pm. In addition, new information including the main visual, staff, OP & ED theme, mechanics & character design, etc. have been released prior to the distribution.

OBSOLETE" is a completely original full CG animation series, with Gen UROBUCHI, the creator of numerous hits, serving as the original writer and series composition, and Ryosuke TAKAHASHI, known for "Armored Trooper VOTOMS," planning and producing the series. Animation production will be handled by Buemon, a CG animation studio with its roots in Sunrise.


Information on additional staff members involved in the film has now been released. The mechanical design will be done by Makoto Ishiwata (Nitroplus), and character design by Akihiko Yoshida and Yuya Nagai (CyDesignation).

The work is a realistic robot animation depicting an "if" world from the present day to the near future, in which a "2.5m" consciousness-controlled general-purpose robot "Exoframe" is active. The latest work by Gen Kubuchi will be distributed from December 3, 2019 on YouTube Bandai NamcoArts channel.

⇒ Gen Urobuchi's latest work is a completely original real robot animation! OBSOLETE" will be distributed on YouTube from December 2019!

OP & ED Theme

Information on the opening and ending themes has also been released! The opening theme will be co-produced and composed by Skrillex and Nik Roos. The name of the song is "obsoleted". You can listen to the song in the official trailer below.

The ending theme will be performed by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND. The name of the song is "ORB-SOLUTION".

Mechanic & Character Design Revealed!

The mechanical and character designs were also unveiled at the same time.

▼ Exo-frame element
A consciousness-controlled general-purpose work robot provided by the alien Pedlar in exchange for 1,000 kg of limestone. The robot is used as a base body, with various modifications made to suit its purpose, and countless variations exist around the world.

U.S. Marine Corps Exoframe
An armed reconnaissance exoframe developed and operated by the U.S. Marine Corps in top-secret. It is one of the "most powerful exoflame" at this point in time, with the latest in additional equipment including communications and spotting equipment.

▼Outcast Brigade Exoframe
This is an exoframe used by the Outcast Brigade, a mysterious unit that is active in conflict zones around the world. Details are unknown, but the armor and other features are similar to those that have been widely confirmed, mainly on the African continent. Aircraft equipped with sniper rifles have also been confirmed.

Indian army exoframe

Pakistani military exoframe

▼ PMC Cerberus Exoframe

▼Submarine Exoframe

▼Exo-frame for general purpose work

Exoframe for improvised combat

Exo-frame for armed combat

Character design drawings were unveiled!

The character designs created by Akihiko Yoshida and Yuya Nagai were also revealed.

▼U.S. Marine Corps "Bowman" (CV: Masahiko Tanaka)

U.S. Marine "Miyajima" (CV: Tomoyuki Morikawa)

U.S. Marine Corps "Rebner" (CV: Hitoshi Yamanoi)

Fernando, U.S. Marine Corps (CV: Wataru Takagi)

Outcast Brigade "Zahir" (CV: Ryuzaburo Otomo)

Production Information
OBSOLETE
Distribution date and time: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
　All episodes are available for YouTube Premium members.
　All episodes will be released for free every Tuesday after EP2.
Distribution channel: Namco Bandai Arts Channel
　*The link to the distribution channel will be activated on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 19:00

<Staff>
　Original Story・Series Composition : Gen UROBUCHI (Nitroplus)
　Director：Yamada Hiroki (Takeemon), Shirado Haruichi
　Mechanical Design：Makoto Ishiwata (Nitroplus)
　Character Design: Akihiko Yoshida, Yuya Nagai (CyDesignation)
　Setting Director: Haruichi Shiratsuchi
　Weapons Design: Takaaki Suzuki
　CG Director: Tomonari Nakajima (Takeemon)
　Director of Photography: Masashi Kokubo (Takemon)
　Art Director: Junichi Taniguchi (Takemon)
　Art Setup: Yoshihiro Sono
　Design Works: Daisuke Honda (All Sunday)
　Editing: Takeshi Seyama (Seyama Editing Office)
　Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka (Rakuonsha)
　Sound Design: Koji Kasamatsu (Digital Circus)
　Music: Tomohisa Ishikawa (TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND)
　Planning Producer: Ryosuke Takahashi
　Animation Production: Takeemon

<Cast
　Bowman: Masahiko Tanaka
　Miyajima: Tomoyuki Morikawa
　Rebner: Hitoshi Yamanoi
　Fernando: Wataru Takagi
　Zahir: Ryuzaburo Otomo

<Story
In the year 2014, an alien peddler suddenly appeared in lunar orbit and called for "trade" with the people of Earth. 1000 kg of limestone was offered in exchange for the Exoframe, a consciousness-controlled, general-purpose work robot. Because of its versatility and low cost, the Exoframe began to spread explosively, especially in developing countries, and eventually proved useful on the battlefield, rendering existing weapons "obsolete. On the other hand, in response to the changing world, the United States and other industrialized countries began to regulate the use of exo-frames in order to protect their own industries. They also turned a blind eye to its military potential. A part of the U.S. Marine Corps, feeling threatened by the government's stance, begins its own investigation into the impact of exo on the world, but they are confronted by the mysterious Outcast Brigade, a unit bearing the emblem of a skull.

(C) PROJECT OBSOLETE