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Trigger’s “Promare” Gets Theatrical Run in 2019; First Trailer, Visual, Staff Revealed


Do the impossible, see the invisible! Er… whatever Promare’s catch phrase is!

Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account for Studio Trigger’s Promare opened its doors. The site includes a key visual and trailer, along with the first staff members attached to the project.

We break the details down below.

Trailer

The 45-second promo opens with footage from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill, before opening to a brief series of clips set to fast-paced music. Characters from an organization known as the “Prome Polis” rush into action.

Several shots linger on a blue-haired individual, and a being of pure darkness.

Key Visual

The image features the blue-haired warrior standing before the backdrop of a city. To its left, part of a grinning visage can be seen.

Promare Anime Movie Visual

A series of sketches from the team were also revealed, which you can check out below.

Promare Staff Announcement Sketch
Clockwise, from Top-Left: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kazuki Nakashima, Hiroyuki Sawano, Shigeto Koyama

Staff

Hiroyuki Imaishi (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill) will direct the project, with Shigeto Koyama (Heroman) providing character designs. Kazuki Nakashima (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill) is writing the screenplay.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Original Concept: TRIGGER
  • Original Concept: Kazuki Nakashima
  • Art Director: Tomotaka Kubo (Nihon Galleries)
  • Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
  • Title Card/Logo Design: Hitoshi Ichiko (TGB Design)
  • Animation Production: TRIGGER
  • 3D CGI Production: Sanzigen
  • Production: XFLAG
  • Distribution: Toho Films

Premiere

Promare will hit theaters across Japan in 2019.

The project was first revealed at Anime Expo 2017, during the Trigger industry panel. At the time, it was noted that the project had been in the works for four years, and that the tone will be similar to both Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill.

Sources: Ota-suke, Comic Natalie

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