The Japanese production company Media Factory began streaming a promotional video trailer this week for Aquarion Evol, the all-new television anime series in director Shoji Kawamori and Satelight’s Aquarion robot anime franchise.
Background Information:
Original creator Shoji Kawamori will act as the chief director for the series, and Yusuke Yamamoto (B Gata H Kei, Welcome to the NHK) will direct. Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) is again handling the theme song production, and original character designer Kana Ishida along with Hirotaka Marufuji (Armored Core: Fort Tower Song) will handle the character design. Mari Okada (Black Butler, Wandering Son) will handle the series composition. Satelight will again handle the animation along with 8-Bit.
Anime Synopsis:
The story of Aquarion Evol will take place 12,000 years after the first Aquarion television series at a city modeled after Hong Kong. A new cast of characters, piloting a new Aquarion robot, will fight enemies from another dimension. Kawamori has hinted that the characters might be reincarnations of Apollo, Silvia, and the other characters from the first series.
Trailer:
Source: ANN