The official website for the Soukou Kihei Votoms: Haiiro no Hexe anime has unveiled its cast, additional staff, and main trailer. The anime will be released as two movies, with the first one scheduled to open in theaters on November 20.
Cast
The cast includes Miyuki Sawashiro as Ash Vamps and Mabuki Andou as Maki Stauffenberg. Additional voice actors include Shinichiro Miki, Yuuki Kaji, Yuuichi Nakamura, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenta Miyake, Chafuurin, Houchuu Ootsuka, Daisuke Ono, Takayuki Sugou, Takahiro Sakurai, and Sumire Uesaka.
Staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Original Story | Hajime Yatate, Ryousuke Takahashi |
| Script | Mamoru Oshii, Kei Yamamura |
| Original Character Design | Kazuchika Kise |
| Character Design | Tetsuya Nishio, Takashi Kojima, Shingo Ogiso |
| Sound Director | Kazuhiro Wakabayashi |
| Director | Mamoru Oshii (at Sunrise, with Production I.G cooperation) |
| Music | Kenji Kawai |
Premiere and Franchise History
The original Soukou Kihei Votoms television anime aired in 52 episodes from Spring 1983 to Winter 1984. The Red Shoulder Document – Yabou no Roots prequel OVA debuted in March 1988, followed by the 12-episode Pailsen Files OVA from October 2007 to August 2008. A Pailsen Files movie adaptation premiered in Japan in January 2009, featuring a new story.
The five-episode Kakuyaku taru Itan sequel OVA was released from March to November 1994, followed by the six-episode Genei-hen OVA from March to October 2010 and Koei Futatabi OVA in 2011. The latest spin-off installments, Case;Irvine and Votoms Finder, were released in November and December 2010.
The main trailer is now available on the official website.
