God Eater (Anime)

God Eater is an upcoming anime adaptation of the God Eater videogame series. It will be animated by Ufotable, and is set to be released in July 12, 2015.

Summary
The Far East, 2071. The domain of the violent gods.

In the early 2050s, unknown life forms called “Oracle Cells” begin their uncontrolled consumption of all life on Earth. Their ravenous appetite and remarkable adaptability earn them first dread, then awe, and finally the name “Aragami”. In the face of an enemy completely immune to conventional weapons, urban civilization collapses, and each day humanity is driven further and further toward extinction.

One single ray of hope remains for humanity.

Following the development of “God Arcs”, living weapons which incorporate Oracle Cells, their wielders are organized into an elite force. In a world ravaged by violent gods, these “God Eaters” fight a desperate war...

Cast

 * Ryūichi Kijima - Lenka Utsugi
 * Hiroaki Hirata - Lindow Amamiya
 * Sayaka Ohara - Sakuya Tachibana
 * Kazuya Nakai - Soma Schicksal
 * Daisuke Sakaguchi - Kota Fujiki
 * Maaya Sakamoto - Alisa Illinichina Amiella
 * Chiaki Omigawa - Licca Kusunoki
 * Megumi Itokana - Hibari Takeda

Development
The anime was green-lit during the Tokyo Game Show 2014, as part of franchise's 5th aniversary, alongside the announcement of God Eater 2 Rage Burst. On September 20 2014, an anime teaser visual was shown on the GEA Project twitter account, showing Lindow Amamiya facing a pack of Ogretails with Aegis Island far in the background.

During a stage presentation at the "Machi Asobi 14" event in Tokushima on Sunday, animation studio ufotable revealed the first promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of its God Eater game series. The video revealed that the series will star Ryūichi Kijima as the voice of the protagonist Lenka Utsugi. Lenka, who is an original character, is a New-Type God Eater. The staff chose Kijima for the role after auditioning more than 100 people.

Additionally, the stage event revealed that OLDCODEX will perform the opening theme song. The series will premiere in Japan on July 5, and it will air on Tokyo MX TV, BS 11, and other stations. The staff of the anime noted at the event that studio ufotable will use hand-drawn animation to animate the God Arc weapons instead of CG.

The official website for the God Eater television anime series announced on Wednesday that Ufotable has postponed the planned broadcast of the first episode on Tokyo MX TV. The first episode was originally scheduled to air on the channel on July 5. The notice stated that a special program titled God Eater Extra will air instead. The staff noted that it will reveal the broadcast time for God Eater Extra on the official website and on the official Twitter account in the near future.

The announcement stated that the first episode of God Eater will air during the following week. The staff apologized to fans, and noted that they decided with the project members to delay the first episode in order to "deliver a work with a quality level that fans can approve of".

The official website for the series had revealed on June 24 that Ufotable cancelled the preview screening of the anime's first episode in Tokyo's Akihabara UDX Theater that had been scheduled for June 28. The website stated at the time that the screening was cancelled due to "production-related circumstances".

Trivia

 * God Eater TV anime might not be considered "canon" in the God Eater series due to the protagonist Lenka Utsugi replacing Yuu Kannagi in the anime adaptation.