‘Sora no Method’ Anime Gets Staff, Key Visual & First Promo

Set for broadcast in the fall, the AnimeJapan 2014 event landed a good bit of information about the recently announced Sora no Method original anime series. With a new key visual below and the first minute long promo for it which includes a good bit of music, we also got the full  production side of who is involved in the project. The series is set to be directed by Masayuki Sakoi, who worked on the Needless series as director as well as Princess Resurrection and several other shows over the years, going back to Strawberry Panic. The show has an original concept and script by Naoki Hisaya, who worked on the two Kanon releases as well as the original creator for Sola, which gives a few clues as to what kind of show this will be like. Character designs will be handled by QP:flapper while the adaptation of them is done by Yukie Akitani, who is also serving as the chief animation director.

Director: Masayuki Sakoi
Original Concept, Script: Naoki Hisaya
Original Character Design: QP:flapper
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Yukie Akitani
Setting: Ripa
Props: Yukiko Furusawa
Art Setting: Kazushige Kanehira (Kusanagi)
Art Director: Hiromu Itou (Kusanagi)
Color design: Rie Katoh
Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumida (T2 Studio)
Editing: Takeshi Sadamatsu (Satellite)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Lantis
Image song: Larval Stage Planning “North Method”
Producer: Infinite
Animation Production: Studio 3Hz

Plot concept: The story begins one winter day when the wish of a few girls was realized with a miracle, changing the landscape of a town. “In the skies above this town, a disc is always there.”

[Source: ANN]