The production team for the science fiction epic Spriggan has revealed a new key visual ahead of its scheduled summer premiere. The remake, based off of the 1989 manga of the same name, will air this coming June 18, 2022 on Netflix worldwide.
The new key visual highlights some of the main characters of the show, including protagonist Yuu Ominae, voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi. Additional voice cast members include Yoshimasa Hosoya as Iwao Akatsuki, Tetsu Inada as Bo Brantz, Youhei Azakami as Jean Jacquemonde, Ryouta Takeuchi as Larry Markson, Ayumu Murase as Colonel MacDougall, Takehito Koyasu as Mirage, Ken Narita as Kouichi Moroha, Mariya Ise as Yoshino Somei, Akio Ootsuka as Steve H. Foster, and Kenji Hamada as Yamamoto.
Hiroshi Kobayashi (Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, Kiznaiver) is directing the anime with character designs and chief animation director duties handled by Shuuhei Handa (Little Witch Academia main character designer). Other staff members include Shouhei Miyake (Carole and Tuesday episode director) as assistant director, JNTHED (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker mecha designer) as production designer, Norihito Ishii (Penguin Highway) as CG director, Osamu Mikasa (Dororo) as color designer, Yuuji Kaneko (Godzilla Singular Point) as art director, and Yousuke Motoki (Fire Force) as photography director. David Production will be in charge of animation production.
The original manga was written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by Ryouji Minagawa from 1989 to 1996. The manga inspired a 1998 anime film and a video game in 1999. Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had licensed the manga series for North America and will release it in August 2022.
Netflix describes the anime series as:
A great civilization once existed on this Earth. Possessing knowledge and scientific prowess far exceeding that of modern man, the relics of this ancient civilization remain hidden across this world even now. As high-speed communication networks cover the globe and the peering eyes of satellites are able to expose all secrets, the armies of great nations clash as they seek to uncover and research these artifacts, which possess an unfathomable “power.”
A member of this ancient civilization carved a message into a plate: “Protect our relics from evil-doers.” Taking this message to heart, one organization aims to seal away this ancient civilization for good. The elite secret agents of this organization are known as…Spriggans.
The legendary comic book which took the 90s by storm has been vividly reimagined in 2D animation and 3D CG! Reborn after more than 30 years, experience an authentic adventure series packed with intense action scenes and a love of ancient civilizations!