A new key visual and additional cast members have been revealed for the Tosochu: The Great Mission TV anime series. The ongoing TV anime series first premiered in Japan on April 2, 2023 and is expected to air for two more cours.
The additional voice cast members joining the series are Hiroshi Kamiya as Yukinojo and Shino Shimoji as Ravi.
Kamiya and Shimoji join a main voice cast includes
- • Showtaro Morikubo as Soya Tomura
- • Marina Inoue as Runa Nishitoin
- • Yumiko Kobayashi as Haru Tomoya
- • Ryotaro Okiayu as Maurice Shoemaker
In addition, the song “Bilimi” by vocal group ICEx will be used as the anime’s new ending theme, starting with episode 50, which airs on April 7, 2024.
＼＼新エンディング発表／／
４月７日(日)放送第50話からの新EDはICEｘ(アイス)の新曲「ビリミ」に決定
“愛を信じて突き進む”の意味をおまじないにした言葉「ビリミ」が印象的な楽曲と新ED映像もお楽しみに公式HPへhttps://t.co/GlOJPRc36P#逃走中 #アニメ逃走中 #逃走中ｇｍ #ICEｘ pic.twitter.com/SxBQPNd1uc
— TVアニメ「逃走中 グレートミッション」公式 (@tosochu_gm) March 10, 2024
KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode‘s Yukio Kaizawa and Kohei Kureta are directing the anime series, with Tomohiro Nakayama (One Piece scriptwriter) as series screenwriter, Takeshi Okano (AT Lady! manga artist) as original character designer, and Yoichi Oonishi (Kanon 2002) as character designer. Toei Animation is the animation production company.
Other staff include Kentaro Akiyama (Shojo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie co-art director) as one of the art directors, Shohei Tamura (Looking for Magical Doremi monitor designer) as 3D stage designer, and Koutaoru Nakagawa (Code Geass co-composer) as music composer.
Tosochu: The Great Mission is inspired by the Japanese game show Run for the Money, which aired in 2004 as a Fuji TV special program. A Netflix reboot was released in 2022. The series also inspired the 2008 U.S. show Cha$e and China’s Run for Time variety show.
The show is set in a future where mankind has moved to the moon, and a game called Tosouchu is immensely popular with the moon colony population. The game takes place within a limited area and sees participants attempting to avoid being captured by androids until the countdown reaches zero, with a healthy amount of cash offered as the ultimate prize.
Source: Tosochu: Great Mission Official Twitter, Official Anime Website