©Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata, Shogakukan/Zom100 Project
Another bustling, ramune-fueled Japanese pop culture confab is underway at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. Global anime brand Crunchyroll debuted trailers for two highly anticipated titles amid the busy con schedule:
Crunchyroll has officially acquired the streaming rights for the highly anticipated zombie horror comedy anime series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (zom100.com), which will begin its simulcast on July 9 at 2:00 a.m. Pacific Time, with new subtitled episodes every week.
Synopsis: With three years under his belt at the company from hell, Akira Tendo is mentally and physically spent. All at the ripe old age of twenty-four. Even his crush from Accounting, Saori, wants nothing to do with him. Then, just when life is beginning to look like one big disappointment, it happens. The zombie apocalypse descends on Japan!
Surrounded by hordes of hungry zombies, Akira comes to a realization that will forever change his life… “Wait, does this mean I never have to go to work again?” Confess to… party like it’s… travel Japan coast to… Now, with his nightmare job no longer, Akira’s got his mojo back. Let the bucket listing begin!!
Based on the hit manga series of the same name, written by Haro Aso (Alice in Borderland) and illustrated by Kotaro Takata (serialized in Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday Gene-X in Japan, distributed in English in NorAm by Viz Media), the series is animated by BUG FILMS, directed by Kazuki Kawagoe (Komi Can’t Communicate), with series composition written by Hiroshi Seko (VINLAND SAGA, Mob Psycho 100).
Additional production credits include character design by Kii Tanaka (PuraOre! Pride of Orange), zombie design by Junpei Fukuchi (Pokémon) and music composed by Makoto Miyazaki (SPY x FAMILY, One Punch Man). The opening theme “Song of the Dead” is performed by KANA-BOON. The ending theme “Happiness of the Dead” is performed by Shiyui.
The Japanese voice cast features Shuichiro Umeda as Akira Tendo, Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Mikazuki, Makoto Furukawa as Kenichiro Ryuzaki and Minami Takahashi as Beatrix Amerhauser
Crunchyroll will feature Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead subtitled in English, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Hindi, Russian, and Arabic. And the series will be dubbed in English, French, German, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Hindi. Dub launches will be announced at a later date and subject to change.
The series will be simulcast weekly on Crunchyroll in the U.S. and its territories, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the Indian subcontinent.
During Sunday’s MAPPA X Crunchyroll! panel, the companies also debuted a brand-new trailer teasing Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2 (shingeki.tv/final), which will be available later this fall.
FINAL CHAPTERS Synopsis: The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Eren unleashes the ultimate power of the Titans. With a burning determination to eliminate all who threaten Eldia, he leads an unstoppable army of Colossal Titans towards Marley. Now a motley crew of his former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission, the only question is, can they stop him?
Based on the multi-award-winning manga Attack on Titan, written and illustrated by creator Hajime Isayama and published by Kodansha with over 100 million volumes sold worldwide, Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 2 is directed by Yuichiro Hayashi (Dorohedoro, Kakegurui) and produced by studio MAPPA, who are best known for animating JUJUTSU KAISEN, Chainsaw Man, VINLAND SAGA Season 2 and Hell’s Paradise.
Additional staff includes series composition by Hiroshi Seko (Chainsaw Man, Mob Psycho 100), character design by Tomohiro Kishi (Dorohedoro), chief animation direction by Daisuke Niinuma (DAYS) and Manabu Akita (Kakegurui), art direction by Kuniaki Nemoto (Futakoi Alternative), editing by Masato Yoshitake (Chainsaw Man, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners) and music composed by KOHTA YAMAMOTO (86 EIGHTY-SIX) and Hiroyuki Sawano (Blue Exorcist, Kill la Kill).
The Japanese voice cast features: Yuki Kaji as Eren Jaeger, Yui Ishikawa as Mikasa Ackermann, Marina Inoue as Armin Arlelt, Hiro Shimono as Conny Springer, Shiori Mikami as Historia Reiss, Kisho Taniyama as Jean Kirschtein, Yu Shimamura as Annie Leonhart, Yoshimasa Hosoya as Reiner Braun, Hiroshi Kamiya as Captain Levi, Takehito Koyasu as Zeke Jaeger, Natsuki Hanae as Falco Grace, Ayane Sakura as Gabi Braun and Manami Numakura as Pieck Finger.
