It has been announced that the TV anime adaptation of "A Certain Dark Side Girl Coexistence (ITEM)," a spin-off of the "A Certain" series centered around Kazuma Kamachi's popular light novel "A Certain Magical Index Magical Index," will begin airing on TOKYO MX and other channels from Getsuku.
A main promotional video has also been released, depicting the battles of five girls surviving in the "underworld." "ITEM," an elite unit of the "dark side" that handles dirty jobs that don't come to light in Academy City, infiltrates a research facility that develops superpowers, the ability to bend the laws of the world and cause supernatural phenomena.
It was also announced that the band "East Of Eden" will be in charge of the opening theme "Ghost Sequence," and the band "Kishida Kyoudan & THE Akeboshi Rockets" will be in charge of the ending theme "Genshi Kuzushi (Meltdowner)."
The "A Certain" series is popular as a light novel, manga, and anime, boasting a cumulative circulation of over 31 million copies. "A Certain Dark Side of Girls" depicts the exploits of an elite unit composed of specialists in various fields, led by Shizuri Mugino, a Level 5 esper. The anime is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai, with character designs by Shigeki Kimoto. It is produced by JCSTAFF, which has previously worked on anime for the "A Certain" series.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai ▽Series Composition: Shogo Yasukawa▽Character Design: Shigeki Kimoto▽Art Director: Teruhiko Niida▽Color Design: Tomomi Ando▽Director of Photography: Shingo Fukuse▽Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama▽Sound Director: Hitoshi Aketagawa▽Music: Maiko Inouchi▽Opening Theme Song: East Of Eden "Ghost Sequence"▽Ending Theme Song: Kishida Kyoudan & THE Akeboshi Rockets "Atomic Collapse (Meltdowner)"▽Animation Production: JCSTAFF
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Mugino Shizuri: Ami Koshimizu; Takitsubo Rikou: Aya Suzaki; Frenda Seivelun: Maaya Uchida; Kinuhata Saiai: Chinatsu Akasaki; Hanano Chomi: Hana Hishikawa
