The near 20-year-old franchise Fafner in the Azure continues on with the spin-off BEHIND THE LINE adventure. While we still don’t know when BEHIND THE LINE will blast off, today we got the first look at the peaceful story in the first key visual for the special anime episode alongside how it’ll be released.

Fafner in the Azure: BEHIND THE LINE will be released theatrically in advance of its full release, which at this time isn’t confirmed. It was also revealed that the 2010 film Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth will be remastered and released in theaters this fall in Japan. 

Furthermore, it was confirmed that the staff and cast from the Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond OVAs will be returning for BEHIND THE LINE at Production I.G. 

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Crunchyroll is streaming the 2015 Fafner Exodus TV anime, the second in the franchise and set after the Heaven and Earth film, describing the series as such:

2150 AD. The battle against the silicon-based Festums from outer space reaches a new phase. Fragments of the North Pole Mir were scattered throughout the world. Eventually, they began to act on their own as independent Mirs. Most hated humanity and attacked them, but some chose to coexist with mankind. Some with the same way of thinking existed within the human race, as well: those who were both human and Festum. They added to the chaos of the battle and brought about even more hatred.

Source: Fafner on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.