In Nisio Isin's (Monogatari, Medaka Box) and Take's (his illustrator collaborator on Katanagatari) The Kubikiri Cycle, the first book of the Zaregoto Series sees an exiled heiress gather the best minds of Japan to her remote island, including computer genius Kunagisa Tomo, accompanied by the book's unnamed narrator. Japan is getting an eight-OVA adaptation starting on October 26th, and North America is getting a new release of the book from Vertical. A first commercial is now promoting the former.
Kubikiri Cycle OVA Vol.#1 CM by pKjd
Cast
Ii/Boku aka Nonsense Bearer - Yuki Kaji
The main protagonist and narrator of the Zaregoto Series. He is close friends with Tomo Kunagisa. His real name is never revealed.
Tomo Kunagisa - Aoi Yuuki
the heiress to the Kungisa household, a genius computer engineer and hacker, and a close friend of I.
Akane Sonoyama - Yu Shimamura (Attack on Titan's Annie)
a genius scholar and one of the Seven Fools in the ER3 System.
Kanami Ibuki - Ayako Kawasumi (Fate/stay night's Saber)
a genius painter, known for having no fixed style of painting.
Shinya Sakaki - Kenji Hamada (KuroBas' Teppei Kiyoshi)
the attendant of Kanami Ibuki
Maki Himena - Aya Endo (Macross F's Sheryl Nome)
a genius fortune-teller and Esper.
Yayoi Sashirono - Haruna Ikezawa
is a genius chef, and the longest-running guest of Wet Crow's Feather Island
Iria Akagami - Mariya Ise (Hunter x Hunter's Killua Zoldyck)
heiress of the Akagami Foundation, exiled to Wet Crow's Feather Island.
Rei Handa - Noriko Kuwashima
head maid who works for Iria Akagami on Wet Crow's Feather Island
Akari Chiga - Natsuko Kuwatani
one triplets who work as maids for Iria Akagami on Wet Crow's Feather Island.
Hikari Chiga - Ryoko Shintani
one triplets who work as maids for Iria Akagami on Wet Crow's Feather Island.
Teruko Chiga -Yuko Goto
the youngest of the triplets who work as maids for Iria Akagami on Wet Crow's Feather Island. She is Iria's bodyguard.
Jun Aikawa - Yūko Kaida
known as both the most powerful private contractor in the world and the world's greatest entrepreneur.
Staff
Original - Nisio Isin
Original character designs - Take
Series Director- Akiyuki Shinbo
Director - Yuki Yase (Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb, episode director on Madoka Magica)
Composition- Tou Fuyashi (a joint pseudonym used by the studio) , Akiyuki Shinbo
Screenplay-Yukito Kizawa (Bakemonogatari, Nisekoi)
Character design and chief animation director - Akio Watanabe
Chief animation director - Hirofumi Suzuki (Madoka Magica ending)
Storyboard · okama
Music - Yuki Kajiura
Animation production shaft
Production and Aniplex / Kodansha / shaft
Theme "Cobolt World" is by Sangatsu no Phantasia, comprised of
- Vocal: Mia (@3_phantasia)
- Composer: Scop (@scopscop)
- Illustrator: Natsu Asami (@72desuyo)
- Composer: n-buna (@nabuna2)
- Composer: Yuuyu (@yuuyu_ssry)
- Composer: 40mp (@40mP)
- Composer: buzz-G (@buzz_g)
Ending "Marchen" is from Madoka vocalists Kalafina.
via pKjd
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