Written and directed by on the official site for the upcoming original anime Mitsuo Iso, Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo (The orbital children) a new promotional video was released for the project. The video shows a fragment of the main musical theme with the title "Oarana"And interpreted by Harusaruhi, and includes cast members including:

  • Natsumi Fujiwara like Touya Sagami.
  • Azumi waki as Konoha Be Nanase.
  • Kensho Ono like Taiyou Tsukuba.
  • Chinatsu Akasaki as Miina Misasa.
  • Yumiko Kobayashi as Hiroshi Tanegashima.
  • Mariya Ise like Nasa Houston.

The project's premiere is scheduled for January 28, 2022 via the platform's global catalog Netflix as a six-part series, while in Japan it will also premiere as a two-part film project on January 28, 2022 and February 11, 2022 as well as directly on Blu-ray / DVD formats. The production of this original project was announced and reported on during the Anime Central event since 2018 Mitsuo Iso would direct and script for the first time since an original anime Dennou coil in 2007.

Production team

  • Mitsuo Iso (Dennou coil, FLCL, Neon Genesis Evangelion) is responsible for directing the anime in the new studios Production + h, and is also responsible for writing and monitoring the scripts.
  • Kenichi Yoshida (Eureka seven, Gundam: Reconguista in G., Overman King Gainer) is responsible for character design.
  • Rei ishizuka is responsible for the composition of the soundtrack, under the direction of sound from Yoji shimizu.
Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo

Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo Summary

The story takes place in the year 2045, when the internet and artificial intelligence are widespread even in space, and revolves around a group of children stranded in space after a large-scale accident on a space station. With the use of broadband, social networks and a drone that they can manipulate through their smartphones, children supported by artificial intelligence face many challenges while they wait for the planet's help.

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