Active Raid
| Active Raid | |
| アクティヴレイド (Akutive Reido) | |
|---|---|
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Gorō Taniguchi (chief) Noriaki Akitaya |
| Written by | Naruhisa Arakawa |
| Music by | Kōtarō Nakagawa |
| Studio | Production IMS |
| Network | Tokyo MX, TVA, SUN, KBS, BS Nittele, TBS, NTV |
| Original run | January 7, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 24 |
Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Daihachigakari (アクティヴレイド 機動強襲室第八係 Akutivu Reido Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Daihachigakari, lit. "Active Raid: Public Mobile Assault Unit Eight") is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS. Orange is producing the 3D CG, with Gorō Taniguchi as chief director. It started airing in January 2016.[1] The anime will be split into two seasons, the first half aired in January, while the second half will air in summer 2016.[2]
Plot
Active Raid takes place in the near future with advanced technology, particularly a system known as ACTIVE (Armored Combined Tactical Intelligence Vanguard Elements). Due to the abundance of crime around the world, police forces begin to use ACTIVE technology along with powered armor mobile suits known as Will Wears. The series focuses on one such police unit in Japan known as Unit 8.
Characters
Unit 8
A police unit that is authorized to use Will Wears and the ACTIVE system. Due to their collateral damage of city infrastructure, Unit 8 has a bad reputation within the police force and public media. While the Japanese title of the anime only refers to them as "Public Mobile Assault Unit Eight", official materials translate their title as "Special Public Security Fifth Division Third Mobile Assault Eighth Unit."
- Takeru Kuroki (黒騎 猛 Kuroki Takeru)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[3]
- One of Unit 8's Willwearers. A Lieutenant. He operates the Oscar 2 Strike Interceptor. He has an enthusiastic personality and is laid-back when it comes to proper police procedure. Despite the difference in personality, he considers himself to be on good terms with his more serious co-workers.
- Sōichirō Sena (瀬名 颯一郎 Sena Sōichirō)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[3]
- One of Unit 8's Willwearer. A Lieutenant. He operates the Oscar 1 Elf Sigma. Unlike Takeru, he is serious and describe himself as "person who separate trash" while Takeru is "person who does not pick up trash." At the time of series, he considers leaving Unit 8.
- Asami Kazari (花咲里 あさみ Kazari Asami)
- Voiced by: Ari Ozawa[3]
- New girl in Unit 8. She has been assigned to monitor Unit 8 due to their bad reputation, and possibly to take steps in improving their activities. Like Sena, she is serious and prefers to stick to the law. She operates the Oscar VI Fine Familia.
- Haruka Hoshimiya (星宮 はるか Hoshimiya Haruka)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami[3]
- One of Unit 8's Operators, she has a cheerful personality and is a bit of a otaku, especially about trains. She operates the Oscar III Metistructure Ibuki.
- Rin Yamabuki (山吹 凛 Yamabuki Rin)
- Voiced by: Masayo Kurata
- Leader of Unit 8. Often mistaken as younger because of her appearance. She handles the aftermath of Unit 8's collateral damage and often has to apologize for their actions. She operates the Oscar V Primavera Pantera.
- Yasuharu Funasaka (舩坂 康晴 Funasaka Yasuharu)
- Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa
- The Section Chief of Unit 8. Despite his higher rank, he is lenient on Unit 8's activities and regularly attends social events with them. He operates the Oscar IV Koutetsujin Nanakamado.
- Madoka Amano (天野 円 Amano Madoka)
- Voiced by: Saori Oonishi
- A quiet operator in Unit 8, who rarely speaks. She excels in hacking and used to be a legendary gambler called 'Bloody Mary'.
- Kyoukai-san (協会さん)
- Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi
- The mechanic of Unit 8 in charge of the maintenance of the Willwears.
Logos
- Mythos (ミュトス Myutosu)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
- A mysterious man watching over Tokyo, who takes an interest in Unit 8. He seems to be providing Willwears to people in order to provoke chaos. He is an expert hacker capable of remotely controlling Willwears. His real name is Tomohisa (巴弥 Tomohisa).
- Dog (ドック)
- Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita
- Another hacker associated with Mythos, who seems to enjoy causing chaos. He goes rogue and starts attracting to much attention, believing he can do anything he wants with his Wilwear, which makes his former associates try to kill him. He is stopped by Unit 8 but ends up in a coma after being hit by his own freezing grenade. His real name is Kakeru Domoto (堂本カケル Doumoto Kakeru).
Others
- Liko (リコ Riko)
- Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa
- An AI program akin to a mascot character, who makes various appearances throughout the series.
- Hinata Yamabuki (山吹 陽 Yamabuki Hinata)
- Voiced by: Yūka Aisaka
- Rin's younger sister. She attends Kouki Academy and is nearly identical in appearance to her sister.
- Tomoki Hachijō (八条 司稀 Hachijō Tomoki)
- Voiced by: Taishi Murata
- The student council president of Kouki Academy. He is secretly Bird, another member of Logos working with Mythos. He turns himself to the police in order to allow Mythos access the 'Ro' of the Orochi system.
- Miho Oshikouchi (凡河内 みほ Ooshikouchi Miho)
- Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
- An USDF Wilwear pliot and Souichiro's ex-girlfriend. She operates the 'Senbukai' experimental unit. She worked together with Sena to take out a bomb planted in an abandoned building.
- Koutarou Inagi (稲城 光太郎 Inagi Koutarou)
- Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa
- A government official who's a friend of Rin and more lenient towards Unit 8. After his mentor dies under mysterious circumstances, he vows to become the next governor against the corruption of the government
Media
Anime
The anime is directed by Noriaki Akitaya while Goro Taniguchi served as chief director. Naruhisa Arakawa provides the script. Mangaka Shun Saeki is designing the characters while Naoko Nishida adapting the style into anime. Kotaro Nakagawa is composing the music. The animation is done by Production IMS, and Orange is producing the 3D CG. The anime started broadcasting in January 2016 with a second season coming in July 2016.[4]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Code Number 538" "Kōdo nanbā 538" (コードNo.538) | January 7, 2016 |
| 2 | "Academy Destruction" "Gakuen hōkai" (学園崩壊) | January 14, 2016 |
| 3 | "Challenge From the Arena" "Arīna kara no chōsen" (アリーナからの挑戦) | January 21, 2016 |
| 4 | "Holding Airspace" "Senkai kūiki" (旋回空域) | January 28, 2016 |
| 5 | "Poker Face of Erasure" "Shōshitsu no pōkāfeisu" (消失のポーカーフェイス) | February 4, 2016 |
| 6 | "Dreams Beyond the Twilight" "Yume wa, kare no kata tasogare" (夢は、彼の方黄昏) | February 11, 2016 |
| 7 | "Long Rail Life" "Rongurēruraifu" (ロングレールライフ) | February 18, 2016 |
| 8 | "Ulti-maid-ronde" "Arutimeidorondo" (アルティメイドロンド) | February 25, 2016 |
| 9 | "In the Name of Logos" "Rogosu no na no moto ni" (ロゴスの名のもとに) | March 3, 2016 |
| 10 | "The Invisible Conqueror" "Sugata naki seifuku-sha" (姿なき征服者) | March 10, 2016 |
| 11 | "Japan Style" "Japan sutairu" (ジャパンスタイル) | March 17, 2016 |
| 12 | "For Whom Does Order Exist?" "Dare ga tame no chitsujo" (誰がための秩序) | March 24, 2016 |
References
- ↑ "Code Geass Director Taniguchi's Active Raid Anime Posts Visual". Anime News Network. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Active Raid kidou kyoushuushitsu dai hakkei split anime cour schedule". The Fandom Post. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "キャスト＆スタッフ｜TVアニメ「アクティヴレイド -機動強襲室第八係-」公式サイト". Active Raid Partners. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ↑ "アクティヴレイド -機動強襲室第八係-". Twitter. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Active Raid (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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