An anime adaptation of Bakumatsu Rock has been confirmed to be in the works!
Less than 2 weeks after the release of the Bakumatsu Rock rock rhythm game on the PSP platform, the developers have confirmed that an anime adaptation will be coming to your (Japanese) screens in July this year, during the Fall anime season.
The anime story is likely to remain close to the original game plot, revolving around passionate rockstar-hopeful Ryouma Sakamoto (CV: Kishou Taniyama). The story is set in the Bakumatsu era of feudal Japan, and is loosely based off historical events. In this alternate version of history, the government rules by the strong influence of top idols, the “Shinsengumi”, consisting of Toshizou Hijikata (CV: Toshiyuki Morikawa) and Souji Okita (CV: Kenshou Ono). Leading the anti-Shogunate movement are rockers Shinsaku Takasugi (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki) and Kogorou Katsura (CV: Shoutarou Morikubo), who believe in spreading rock music to overcome the music propaganda of the government.
Learn more about these colourful characters in our earlier article, in which we have translated the character profiles and gameplay system of the Bakumatsu Rock game.
A key feature of this anime/game would be the character songs, sung by the musically talented seiyuu cast. Since the game was released, the music previews which were released weekly on the website are now available again! If you have missed any of the earlier song previews, this is your chance to check them all out here.
Game PV (Shinsaku Takasugi version)
The official website has also released details of the cast and staff working on this project. The cast members remained unchanged from the game.
Cast
Ryouma Sakamoto: Kishou Taniyama
Shinsaku Takasugi: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Kogorou Katsura: Shoutarou Morikubo
Toshizou Hijikata: Toshiyuki Morikawa
Souji Okita: Kenshou Ono
TBA
Release dates for the theme song and character song singles have also been announced. Theme song “What’s this?”, sung by the 5 main characters, will be released 23rd April. Main character Sakamoto Ryouma will lead the character song releases starting from early May. Based on the song previews released on the website so far, there has already been a theme song and at least 2 solo tracks per character single.
Release dates
Bakumatsu Rock Theme Song 「What’s this?」
Released: 23rd April 2014
Vo: Ultra Souls (Kishou Taniyama, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Shoutarou Morikubo, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kenshou Ono)
Character singles
「Bakumatsu Rock Ecstasy★Song 」Ryouma Sakamoto (CV: Kishou Taniyama)
Released: 9th May 2014
Tracks:「What’s this?」、(Title TBA)
「Bakumatsu Rock Ecstasy★Song 」Shinsaku Takasugi (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki)
Released: 28th May 2014
Tracks:「Crash My Head」、「生きてゆこう」
「Bakumatsu Rock Ecstasy★Song 」Kogorou Katsura (CV: Shoutarou Morikubo)
Released: 4th June 2014
Tracks:「ハチノジディストーション」、「重力のない世界」
「Bakumatsu Rock Ecstasy★Song 」Toshizou Hijikata (CV: Toshiyuki Morikawa)
Released: 25th June 2014
Tracks:「モット!!!」、(Title TBA)
「Bakumatsu Rock Ecstasy★Song 」Souji Okita (CV: Kenshou Ono)
Released: 2nd July 2014
Tracks:「共鳴進歌」、(Title TBA)
AnimeJapan Stage Event
Bakumatsu Rock will also be having a stage event at the upcoming AnimeJapan 2014, a large animation festival to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on 22nd-23rd March. The Bakumatsu Rock stage event will be held on 23rd March at the Red Stage, featuring cast members Kishou Taniyama, Shoutarou Morikubo and Toshiyuki Morikawa in a talk show.
Stay tuned to AFACHAN for more updates on this exciting series!
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