Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun
There hasn’t been too much information since the official site went live for Fuun Ishin Dai Shogun back in December, but now some new things have come up. The series, which has the really great literal translation of Stormcloud Restoration Big General, is set for an April 9th, 2014 debut and the cast has been revealed. The property is an original work based on the story by Kazuya Sasakura that will be handled by JC Staff & ACGT with Takashi Watanabe directing. It’s bringing together giant robots and samurai with a good bit of romance as well by all appearances.
Cast:
Tetsuya Kakihara as Keiichirou Tokugawa
Ayako Kawasumi as Kiriko Hitoribe
Yukari Tamura as Chiharu
Hideki Ogihara as Hyakusuke
Miyuki Sawashiro as Hōkōin
Story: Project-D
Original story: Kazuya Sasahara (ILCA）
Director: Takashi Watanabe
Series composition: Dai Sato
Original character: Shunya yamashita
Character design: Hiroya Iijima
Mechanic design: Makoto Ishiwatari (nitroplus)
Art director: Chikako Shibata
Color cordinator:Michiyo Nishiomote
Editing: REAL-T
Sound director: Tetsu Motoyama
Music production Nippn Columbia
Production: J.C.STAFF/A・C・G・T
Plot concept: In the late Edo period, Japan had experienced an unprecedented crisis by Kurofune (Black Ships), the ships from foreign countries. But a giant robot called Onigami, which has existed since ancient time, dispelled the Kurofune ships and the exclusion of foreigners was accomplished. The story begins in Japan where Meiji restoration in 1868 didn’t happen.
[Source: ANN]