It has been announced that the animated film "AS ONE", based on the arcade game " Starwing Paradox " (Square Enix), for which Yoshiyuki Sadamoto , who is known for the " Evangelion " anime series, was in charge of character design, will be released on August 22nd. A teaser trailer has been released, depicting the encounter between the protagonist, Yoh, a high school student living on Earth, and Raco, a girl who works as a robot mechanic on Meguriboshi, a planet that exists in the far reaches of space. A robot (Pullguard) also appears in the trailer, and it has been announced that Ippei Gyoube, who participated in the game, will continue to be in charge of mechanic design in the anime.
The animated film will be directed by Kobun Shizuno, known for " Detective Conan : Crimson Love Letter" and other works, and will be a completely original story that takes place 20 years before the original. Sadamoto will be in charge of character design, and all characters will be revamped. The film depicts the fate of two people who should never have met: Yoh, a high school student living on Earth, and Lako, a girl who lives on the planet Junsei, which exists far away in space.
"Starwing Paradox" began operation in 2018. It is an action game in which players control robots and fight against each other on a battlefield in far-flung space where "fights" are fought over the energy contained within the stars. The world setting and animation were handled by Sunrise, the mechanics were designed by Katabe from "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" and Ishigaki Junya from "Xenogears", and the theme song was written by Kanno Yoko and Kodama Amako, bringing together a star-studded staff.
