The official website for “Rhapsody,”, the original anime project produced by the Japanese music publishing company Rockin’on Group, posted a half-anniversary trailer movie today. The project was launched in December 2021 with the tagline: “Rock is a story of sorrow and hope.”
In addition to the first animated footage of the project’s characters, the clip also includes an announcement for the release a live feature film in the summer of 2023, which is introduced as “An entertainment of the new dimension combining feature-length anime and live.”
???? Half Anniversary!! ????
本日、 #ラプソディ は始動から半年を迎えました????いつも温かい応援、本当にありがとうございます。
応援してくださるみなさまの存在がプロジェクトの力になっています！
これからも良い音楽、物語、ライブをお届けしていきますので、ぜひご注目ください???? pic.twitter.com/G6drBEmyZL— ラプソディ(Rhapsody)公式 (@rhapsody_jp) September 16, 2022
Also, three new characters and their voice actors are revealed:
- Junya Tousaka (CV: Jun Fukuyama) – “Rhapsody” label’s owner
- Kyoji Tousaka (CV: Kenjiro Tsuda) – Junya’s father, now deceased legendary rock star
- Akari Tousaka (CV: Aya Endo) – Junya’s sister warmly watches over the label
— ラプソディ(Rhapsody)公式 (@rhapsody_jp) September 16, 2022
Four voice dramas of “Rhapsody Episode 0,” the episodes depicting the birth of the label in which the three appear, will be released online on September 21.
— ラプソディ(Rhapsody)公式 (@rhapsody_jp) September 16, 2022
The four bands to be featured in the project are:
Pink Flag – “A four-member band with full of scars who rock their destiny”
- Kazuma Mochino (vocal/guitar): Jun Suetsugu
- Istuki Mikai (guitar/chorus): Junta Terashima
- Taku Kitase (bass): Kohei Yanagi
- Arata Kosegawa (drums): Takuya Masumoto
Haru no Jujika (The Cross in Spring) – “Explosive Sound that will surely kill: a high school loud rock band”
- Nijiro Shisui (vocal): Tatsuya Sugawara
- Touji Tsukishima (guitar): Souma Saito
- Shion Kagami (bass): Hiromu Mineta
- Kousei Tayou (drums): Shuichiro Umeda
Bluebird – “A childhood friend folk unit who goes over the rainbow”
- Rakki Kokonoe (vocal/guitar): Reon Tanie
- Souten Natsume (guitar/vocal): Haruki Asada
- Nazuna Chikarashi (keyboad): Katsuyuki Miura
SOR (System Of Romance) – “A sibling EDM unit spinning dreams in digital form”
- Kinji Abiko (vocal): Yuri Yamamoto
- Ginji Abiko (DJ/composer): Taiki Kawamoto
RELATED: Rockin’on Group’s Original Anime Project Rhapsody Unveils Its 1st Trailer, Key Visual & Main VAs
Source: “Rhapsody” anime project official website / Twitter / YouTube channel
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