On Friday, March 8, 2024, the official website for the original TV series Highspeed Étoile began streaming its second promotional video, revealing the anticipated premiere date set for April 2024. Alongside the premiere announcement, the promotional video provided a glimpse of both the opening and ending themes for the upcoming anime.
Moreover, the Highspeed Étoile anime website revealed a amazing main visual, showcasing the central characters within the series’ primary setting. To complement this visual, the website also disclosed additional cast members and staff, likely completing the full roster for the series.
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As noted earlier, the Highspeed Étoile anime is an entirely original production, devoid of any source material for fans to compare. However, a manga adaptation titled Highspeed Étoile: L’Entrée de Towa et Kanata premiered on the Manga Cross website on October 23, 2023, offering a glimpse into the upcoming anime project.
Highspeed Étoile Anime Premieres April 5, 2024, with Nana Mizuki and SCANDAL Performing Theme Songs
As mentioned earlier, the latest promotional video for the Highspeed Étoile anime series has confirmed its premiere date in Japan, scheduled for Friday, April 5, 2024. Additionally, the video provided a sneak peek at the anime’s theme songs.
Nana Mizuki will be lending her voice for the opening theme song titled “ADRENALIZED,” and she also stars as the character Alice Summerwood. On the other hand, the ending theme song “Fanfare” will be performed by the girl group SCANDAL.
The anime is directed by Keitaro Motonaga at Studio A-Cat, with FirstCallMusic composing the score. Takamitsu Kono is responsible for overseeing the series scripts, while Yasunori Ebina takes on the role of sound director.
Takuya Fujima is credited as the original character designer for the show. Notably, the website proudly displays logos for King Amusement Creative Sonic Blade, Yostar, Good Smile Company, and Super Formula, with the latter being a former Japanese racing series involved in the collaboration project.
New additions to the cast include Marina Inoue as Chitose Kagura and Tsuyoshi Koyama as Genjiro Hinata. However, the confirmed spellings of their character names are yet to be announced. Inoue and Koyama join the previously revealed cast members, which include:
Fūka Izumi portrays Rin Rindo, Yōko Hikasa takes on the role of Kanata Asakawa, Shiori Izawa brings Towa Komachi to life, and Yui Horie embodies Sofia B. (Bryant) Tokitou. Additionally, Ayaka Suwa voices Youran Liu, Nana Mizuki stars as Alice Summerwood, Kenichirō Matsuda lends his voice to Richard Parker and Kōsuke Toriumi plays Lorenzo M. Salvatore. Furthermore, Yurie Funato portrays Hikari Hinata from Prima Stella, while Shū Uchida portrays Akari Kuzuryū from Prima Stella. Tōru Furuya serves as the narrator, and Yukari Tamura voices the interactive AI program, ami.
The Highspeed Étoile anime is set in a near-future world where vehicles can safely travel at speeds of up to 500 km/h (approximately 310 mph). This futuristic setting sets the stage for the NEX Race, a revolutionary racing event equipped with AI control support and a “Revolburst” mechanism.
Rin Rindo, a newcomer to the scene, is poised to debut in the NEX Race, promising to bring further innovation to the sport. Despite initially aspiring to be a ballet dancer, Rin finds herself thrust into the racing and is determined to make her mark on it.
