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Shin Godzilla's Shinji Higuchi, Anohana's Mari Okada, BONES Make Modern Dragon TV Anime Hisone to Masotan
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The "Executive Director Mob Psycho 100), confirmed that his studio is producing the anime. Higuchi noted that he, BONES, and Okada created the original story concept together, and he added that he always wanted to make an original television anime.
The tagline of the anime is, "I will fly the skies with you." The anime will tell "the heartwarming story of dragons tamed by [Japan's] Air Self-Defence Force and their rookie pilots filled with love, laughter, and tears."
Straightforward and innocent Hisone Amakasu is a Self-Defense Force rookie stationed at the Air Self-Defense Force's Gifu Base. She was struggling with the fact that she sometimes hurts people unintentionally by her innocent words and decided to the Air Self-Defence Force, hoping to maintain a certain distance from people. This decision led her to a fateful encounter which profoundly changed her life. It was the "OTF" dragon hidden in the base and it chose Hisone as his pilot. When it soared into the sky with Hisone, her fate as a dragon pilot was decided. It is said that dragons have a key to the future of the world…
Blood Blockade Battlefront) is composing the music.
Tōru Noguchi is in charge of sound effects.
Higuchi said he is making this "dream" project with the people with whom he most wanted to work together. Higuchi, Minami, Itō and Koyama appeared in person at Sunday's event.
Higuchi is a co-founder of anime studio Hideaki Anno.
Images © BONES, Shinji Higuchi, Mari Okada/Hisone to Masotan Flight Test Unit
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