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- 鈥楪rendizer鈥� is a robot anime that follows Duke Fleed, who decides to fight King Vega and his army using the Grendizer to save the earth
- The anime is a favorite among 56 percent of people aged 40 and over
RIYADH: Saudi company Manga Productions has put out the first official trailer of the upcoming 鈥淕rendizer鈥� series titled 鈥淕rendizer U,鈥� which is set to be released next year.
Created by Japanese manga artist Go Nagai, Grendizer is a robot anime that follows Duke Fleed, who decides to fight King Vega and his army using the Grendizer to save the earth.
It is favorite among 56 percent of people aged 40 and over, according to a YouGov survey conducted by Arab News Japan.
Manga Productions is a Saudi animation production company that focuses on developing animations and video games.
The firm released a short teaser for the show in August which revealed that the anime will be directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, who previously worked on 鈥淔uture GPX Cyber Formula,鈥� and written by Ichiro Okouchi, who worked on 鈥淐ode Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.鈥�
The official trailer, released on Sunday, introduced the voice actors for the first time. Miyu Irino, who voiced Haku in Studio Ghibli鈥檚 鈥淪pirited Away,鈥� will play the main protagonist Duke Fleed, while Hiro Shimono, the voice of Dabi in 鈥淢y Hero Academia,鈥� will play Kouji Kabuto.
The original soundtrack will be composed by Kohei Tanaka, the co-composer of 鈥淥ne Piece.鈥� Japanese rock bands Glay and Band-Maid will perform the opening and ending songs of the show.
In a post on X, Essam Bukhary, CEO of Manga Productions, said: 鈥淭his series marks a significant milestone as Manga Productions takes on the global distribution and licensing responsibilities for events 鈥� presenting a unique opportunity among Arab and Middle Eastern companies.
鈥淲ith our skilled team and exceptional talents, we eagerly anticipate achieving international success and introducing 鈥楪rendizer U鈥� to our global audience,鈥� he added.
Fans of the show have been posting positive reviews on social media regarding the trailer and were looking forward to the appearance of the character Mazinger.
Manga Productions has also collaborated with Microids, a French video-game company, on a Grendizer video game titled 鈥淯FO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves,鈥� which was released on Nov. 15.
Alain Milly, Microids鈥� vice president of publishing and former video-game journalist, told Arab News Japan that it was the first time the firm had released a video game in Arabic.
He said: 鈥淢anga Productions helped us a lot, and they managed all the Arabic translations and voiceovers in the game. We are managing the integration, and it is a little tricky sometimes as it is the first time we have produced a game in Arabic.鈥�
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