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Scared Rider Xechs Anime Gets New Key Visual


Xechs is a rider with a few fears, and that’s perfectly okay!

Earlier today, the official Scared Rider Xechs anime website updated with a new visual. The image features the cast in various states of action, from the obvious riding to a less extreme “shocked pause”.

Scared Rider Xechs Visual 001 - 20160618

In addition, the site opened a merchandise page, which features information on the upcoming theme song CD releases.

Scared Rider Xechs is based on Red Entertainment’s visual novel series of the same name. Hideto Komori (Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth) is helming the project at Satelight, with Koji Haneda providing character designs. Naruki Nagakawa (She and Her Cat -Everything Flows-) is in charge of series composition, while the team of Nao Harada and Takeshi Abo score the soundtrack.

Tatsuhisa Suzuki & Mamoru will perform the show’s opening theme, Ao to Kurenai no Forzato. KENN was tapped to perform closing song old revelation.

Scared Rider Xechs will première on the following networks:

  • TV Tokyo: 7/5/2016 at 25:35 (7/6/2016 at 1:35AM)
  • TV Osaka: 7/6/2016 at 27:05 (7/7/2016 at 3:05AM)
  • TV Aichi: 7/11/2016 at 26:35 (7/12/2016 at 2:35AM)
  • AT-X: 7/12/2016 at 21:30 (7/12/2016 at 9:30PM)

A pair of promo videos were previously released to promote the show. You can check these out below:

Source: Twitter (SRX_LAG_PR)

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