The series will stream worldwide on Netflix.
Kadokawa finally revealed a few cast and a lot of staff details for its Gamera -Rebirth- anime project on Monday. Along with the information fans have been patiently awaiting, a new visual was also released.
Cast announcements for the anime series include Hisako Kanemoto as Boko, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Joe, Aki Toyosaki as Junichi, and Subaru Kimura as Brody. From Suzume’s CG character direction and Polygon Pictures’ Godzilla anime trilogy, Hiroyuki Seshita will be joining the staff as the series’ director at ENGI. Keisuke Ide will be the assistant director, and the series composition will be brought to screens by Hisako, Kenta Ihara, and Hiroshi Seko. The three aforementioned staff members will also be handling the scripts along with Tetsuya Tamada, and Atsushi Tamura will be drawing the character designs.
The list of announced staff for the series is a long one, and also includes the following roles and staff:
- Monster Design: Kan Takahama,
- Music Composition: Shūji Katayama,
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami,
- Line Director: Yuichi Ishima,
- Production Design: Naoya Tanaka and Paturi Ferdinand,
- Mechanical Design: Takehiko Hoashi,
- Animation Director: Kōji,
- Modeling and Light Director:Mitsunori Kataama,
- Producer: Tetsu Iijima,
- Line Producer: Kyōhei Matsukuma,
- Chief Engineer: Mitsuru Tanaka,
- CG Supervisors: Shōtarō Hori, Takayuki Sasada, and Paulo Motoki,
- Rigging Supervisor: Yohei Sunamura,
- Environment Supervisor: Hazuki Nakamura,
- Effects Supervisor: Naoya Miyadai,
- Technical Supervisor: Satoshi Hokari, and
- Animation Supervisors: Masafumi Sekine, Kōji, and Kazuhiro Higa.
As previously announced, the anime series will only have six episodes, and will focus on Gamera battling five different kaiju, or giant monsters. So far, production has only released the name of one of those kaiju. Viewers know that they will definitely see Gamera facing off against Gyaos, but the other four battles remain a mystery for now. Fans that have been following the announcements made ahead of the Gamera -Rebirth- release also know that the series will stream worldwide on Netflix.
Gamera is a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster that first made its debut in 1965 in Daiei’s film Daikaijū Gamera. The film was intended to compete with the cult classic, giant monster movie we all know and love, Godzilla. In keeping true to its goal, the franchise released over 10 films, and the 12th and most recent one, Chiisaki Yūsha-tachi Gamera, released in 2006. Over a decade later, Gamera is returning.
