Daimidaler The Sound Robot
Spring 2014 series Daimidaler the Sound Robot, aka Kenzen Robo Daimidaler, has gotten a new promo that also made its debut during the AnimeJapan 2014 trade show this week. The new promo clocks in at over two minutes and shows off a lot of the property in terms of character designs and action choreography as well as the new opening theme by Endoukai. It’s currently only available fully at the Nico Video site, but you can see a YouTube version below that doesn’t contain any audio if the Nico version doesn’t work on your browser/device. The property is based off of the manga by Asaki Nakama which began in 2008 and ended in 2012 with four volumes total for it. It also got a sequel series from Nakama that has been running since October called Kenzen Robo Daimidaler OGS, which has a bimonthly publication schedule, so it’s not one we’ll see a lot of quickly.
The anime adaptation is slated for an April 8th, 2014 premiere with animation done by TNK and the director slated to be Tetsuya Yanagisawa. Some of the cast was previously announced with Koichi Madanbashi being played by Nobunaga Shimazaki while Kyoko Sonan will be played by Yoko Hikasa. Also starring are Natsuki Hanae as Shoma Amaku, Shizuka Ishigami as Namu Mayu and Aya Suzaki as Likantz Seaberry. The newest additions include:
Ibuki Kido as Soriko Majikina
Natsuki Hanae as Shōma Ameku
Ayaka Ohashi as Moriko Tomoyose
Azusa Tadokoro as Sewashiko Goya
Takehito Koyasu as Kazuo Matayoshi
Aya Suzaki as Likantz Seaberry (Rittu)
Hideyuki Hori as Penguin Emperor
Taishi Murata as Michael
Shintarō Asanuma as Dennis
Kentarou Itou as Jake
Makoto Yasumura as Jim
Jun Fukushima as Nelson
Rikiya Koyama as narrator
Plot concept: The series revolves around a high school boy named Kōichi Madanbashi who has Hi-ERo particles, the power source to operate the robotic weapon Daimidaler. With the help of Kyōko Sonan from the mysterious Prince Beauty Parlor organization, he stands up against the Penguin Empire that troubles humanity.