An original ONA series titled "Double Circle" by Toshiba has been announced, and a promotional video introducing the main characters and cast was released today. The series will air on YouTube and Vimeo beginning December 2013.
From the official Facebook page (edited):
"Double Circle" is an original web anime by Toshiba which has the theme of the smart community in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa Prefecture. This is a series of online animated short movies where the citizens of Kawasaki transform into heroes who battle and overcome the enemy; the evolving smart community and renewable energy versus a world where time stands still/a world that is without color. In cooperation with Kawasaki City, through these animated shorts, we send the action of Toshiba and Kawasaki City.
More details about the project:
Staff:
Character designer: KINAKO
Costume designer: Michael Karawata
Cast:
Asagi (personnel of Kawasaki City office): Nobuhiko Okamoto
Akane (engineer works in the smart community center): Asami Seto
Emu (foreign man who lives in a boathouse): Daisuke Namikawa
Nanoha (digital native and gifted boy of IT): Chiwa Saito
Tama-chan (mysterious girl who came from outer space): Yui Horie
Official site: http://doublecircle.toshiba-smartcommunity.com/
(Includes links to other official pages on various social media sites in both Japanese and English.)
PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyoSvH5Rxw
Source: Animate.tv
Double Circle on MAL
From the official Facebook page (edited):
"Double Circle" is an original web anime by Toshiba which has the theme of the smart community in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa Prefecture. This is a series of online animated short movies where the citizens of Kawasaki transform into heroes who battle and overcome the enemy; the evolving smart community and renewable energy versus a world where time stands still/a world that is without color. In cooperation with Kawasaki City, through these animated shorts, we send the action of Toshiba and Kawasaki City.
More details about the project:
Staff:
Character designer: KINAKO
Costume designer: Michael Karawata
Cast:
Asagi (personnel of Kawasaki City office): Nobuhiko Okamoto
Akane (engineer works in the smart community center): Asami Seto
Emu (foreign man who lives in a boathouse): Daisuke Namikawa
Nanoha (digital native and gifted boy of IT): Chiwa Saito
Tama-chan (mysterious girl who came from outer space): Yui Horie
Official site: http://doublecircle.toshiba-smartcommunity.com/
(Includes links to other official pages on various social media sites in both Japanese and English.)
PV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EyoSvH5Rxw
Source: Animate.tv
Double Circle on MAL
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