Netflix has revealed that the WIT Studio-produced Moonrise science fiction anime will premiere on April 10.Preview stills were also released, and it was announced that Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuto Uemura are the lead voice actors, voicing Jacob “Jack” Shadow and Phil Ashe, respectively. Additionally, AiNA THE END‘s “Daijoubu” is the show’s theme song. A teaser trailer was previously released in 2022. At that time, Moonrise was slated to premiere in 2024.
Synopsis:
In a not-too-distant future, humanity has established a loosely organized world government with everything managed by an international AI network called Sapientia. People live peaceful lives by loyally obeying its rational decisions. However, Sapientia’s lunar development project, which sends criminals and pollutants to the Moon to maintain Earth’s peace, creates disparity and poverty on the Moon, sparking a catalyst for war. Jacob “Jack” Shadow gets caught up in this conflict after losing his family to a terrorist bombing by the Moon’s rebel army. Vowing revenge, Jack joins the Earth army as a scout on the Moon, only to discover an unexpected leader among the resistance forces.
What happens when Earth's peaceful existence clashes with the Moon's fight for independence?
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Produced by WIT Studio, Moonrise features character concepts by Hiromu Arakawa (Fullmetal Alchemist) brought to life by Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuto Uemura, with an original theme song by… pic.twitter.com/efcgHJYcTE
