A trailer and visual have been released for Mashin Souzouden Wataru, the latest installment in the Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru series. It was also announced that the anime will begin airing in January 2025.
The show’s staff and cast were revealed as well, with Yumi Karakuma (Santa Company, Working!!!, WWW.WORKING!!) being the director of the Bandai Namco Pictures production. Also part of the staff are:
• Series composer: Yoichi Kato (Aikatsu!, The Idolmaster Million Live!, The Idolmaster Shiny Colors)
• Character designer: Mayuko Nakano (WWW.WORKING!!)
• Character designer: Yoshinori Yumoto (Battle Spirits: Saga Brave)
• Mashin designer: Kyoryu Kuramo (Gundam Breaker Battlogue co-mechanical designer)
• Mashin designer: Studio GS
• CG director: Shinpei Nagashima (Battle Spirits Mirage)
Meanwhile, the cast includes Mutsumi Tamura as Wataru Hoshibe, Atsumi Tanezaki as Kakeru Amabe, Katsuyuki Konishi as In Ofura, Megu Umezawa as Maro, Rie Kugimiya as Ryunryun, and Tomokazu Sugita as Ryuuoumaru.
Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru began in 1988 with a Sunrise-produced TV series. Apart from anime, which include further TV series, OVA, and a 2020 web anime, the mecha franchise also has manga, novels, toys, and games.
In Mashin Souzouden Wataru, protagonist Wataru, a fourth-year elementary student, is an aspiring RyuuTuber who constructs the Majin Ryuuoumaru in order to defeat the final boss Enjoda in the world of Chuubukai.
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Source: @tv_wataru