Latest Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Anime Preview Posted

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The official website of the Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- TV anime began streaming a new preview for the fall 2015 TV anime on Friday. The opening theme titled “Overdrive” is performed by 27-year-old voice actress/singer Hitomi Harada, who is cast as Momoka Sagara in the anime. The ending theme will be titled “Ultra Super Hyper Miracle Romantic” and performed by by Mirei Shikishima (cast: Yuka Iguchi) & Mamori Tokonome (cast: Mikako Izawa).

The series will debut on AT-X on October 10.

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The second promotional video was streamed last August:

Recent anime visual:

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The first members of the main cast were revealed along the first look of the anime’s character designs. The main cast includes:

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  • Mikako Izawa (Satsuki Kashiwaba from Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.) voicing as Mamori Tokonome

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  • Asami Seto (Chihaya Ayase from Chihayafuru) voicing the role of Charlotte Scherzen

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  • Hitomi Harada (Mizuki Himeji in Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) will voice Momoka Sagara

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  • Kikuko Inoue (Sanae Furukawa in Clannad) voicing as Torino Kazami

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The main members of the anime’s production staff consists of:

Here is the first PV for the anime that also previews the Opening theme song Oh No, Oh No sung by Hitomi Harada:

Valkyrie Drive is a new mixed media project produced by Japanese media publisher Marvelous helmed by Kenichirou Takaki and Hiraku Kaneko, the creators of Senran Kagura. The project initially consists of three separate entities: an anime titled Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid-, a console game titled Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni-, and a free to play mobile game called Valkyrie Drive -Siren-. Each of the games will focus on different casts of female characters who each wield a unique weapon.

The synopsis of Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid-:

The “beautiful girl sexy battle action” anime is set on five artificial islands.

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The Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- TV anime will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Further information about the series will be revealed at a later date.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://valkyriedrive.jp/anime/
And their Twitter: @valkyriedrive