The official YouTube channel for voice actor/singer Nana Mizuki has started streaming a music video for her latest 42nd CD single song, "Adrenalized." The song, whose lyrics were written by herself, is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2024 TV anime Highspeed Étoile , in which she is also cast as one of its main characters, Alice Summerwood. Mizuki described the song on her blog's April 6 entry : "It is a cheer digital rock song (laughs) in the typical Mizuki style, with a melody and lyrics that condenses the elation and tension of facing a race, and the indomitable spirit and dynamism to keep moving forward despite the struggle in a new environment. A perfect song for a new life. Please listen to it a lot!" The music video was filmed in a special area at Fuji Speedway, one of the most famous racing circuits in Japan, as...
- 4/8/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Our first lap through Highspeed Étoile is complete, and the original anime's opening theme song title perfectly encaptures its vibes: "Adrenalized", which is performed by Nana Mizuki ( Tomodachi Game Op). A creditless version of the sequence is now available to watch below, while the series' first episode is currently streaming on Crunchyroll . Related: The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Releases Creditless Opening Theme Video Featuring original character designs by Takuya Fujima ( Warlords of Sigrdrifa ), Highspeed Étoile is directed by Keitaro Motonaga at studio A-cat and stars Fuka Izumi, Yoko Hikasa, Yoko Hikasa, Shiori Izawa, Yui Horie and Ayaka Suwa. Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series and describes the story: Rin Rindo, who once dreamt of becoming a ballet dancer before being sidelined by injury, is embracing a quiet life with her grandmother until she is unexpectedly thrust into the high-speed world of racing. Now, she faces a new adrenaline-fueled reality in the Nex Race,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The official website for the upcoming spring 2024 TV anime Highspeed Étoile announced today the launch of Highspeed Étoile Racing , a collaboration racing team featuring women drivers. 28-year-old Kotomi Maeda and 26-year-old Ai Shimizu will serve as the team's main drivers. Their first race will be the All Japan Ev-gp Series, an electric vehicle race held at Tsukuba Circuit on April 27, 2024. The team's racing cars are a Vita-1 — a domestic racing machine developed and marketed by Japanese racing car constructor West Racing Cars — and Tesla's electric car "Model S Plaid." Both cars are decorated with illustrations of the anime's main characters, Rin Rindo and Kanata Asakawa. Related: Highspeed Étoile TV Anime Premieres on April 5 The team's official website describes the team's concept: Among sports, motorsports is a field in which there are still few opportunities for women to play an active role. In response to the voices of women who...
- 4/3/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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