The virtual battle series ACCEL WORLD returns with the new anime feature film, INFINITE BURST. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB ProjectNew Anime Movie Opens in Japan July 23rd Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: accel-world.net (Japan)
Key art. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB ProjectGentlemen -- This is "The Accelerated World". Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information and images from their upcoming release, ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST (?????????????????????, Akuseru Waarudoo Infinitto Baasutoo). The anime film will open in Japanese cinemas on July 23rd. ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST is an original story by Accel World creator Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online). Kawahara`s Accel World light novel series has sold more than 4.5 million copies, while the first novel also won the Grand Prize at ASCII Media Works’ 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008. A 24 episode ACCEL WORLD television series from the famed animation studio Sunrise (TIGER & BUNNY, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, CODE GEASS, COWBOY BEBOP, KEKKAISHI) debuted in 2012. Four years later, the cast and crew from the anime series have reunited to present the evolution of "The Accelerated World". STORY Tokyo: the year 2047. Ruby: Virtual Battle -- the ultimate in virtual fighting -- begins. The online fight game takes place in "Brain Burst", a virtual world on the web. Players called burst linkers (which number over 1000) enjoy combat in an "Accelerated World". Among them is Haruyuki Arita, a student at the private Umesato Junior High School. He is a member of the Nega Nebulus legion led by his classmate, Kuroyukihime. During a battle, the Nega Nebulus witness a huge, jet-black tornado. Suddenly the line is disconnected. The mysterious phenomenon gradually spreads, preventing access to areas of "The Accelerated World". What has on earth has happened to "The Accelerated World"?
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB ProjectCREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: Saturday, July 23, 2016 (Roadshow) Cast Kuroyukihime: Sachika Misawa Haruyuki Arita: Yuki Kaji Chiyuri Kurashima: Aki Toyosaki Takumu Mayuzumi: Shintaro Asanuma Utai Shinomiya: Yumi Hara Rin Kusakabe: Yuuka Nanri Staff Original Story: Reki Kawahara Original Illustration: HIMA Director: Masakazu Obara Screenplay: Reki Kawahara, Hiroyuki Yoshino Character Design/Animation Director: Yukiko Aikei Duel Avatar Design/Action Director: Yosuke Kabashima Theme Song: "Plasmic Fire" by KOTOKO and ALTIMA Animation Production: Sunrise Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project
Logo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project