Two new character images of Kanata Asakawa and Towa Komachi have been revealed for the upcoming original Highspeed Étoile television anime. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2024.
Takuya Fujima (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid manga artist) is credited as the original character designer for the series. Further details about the animation studio and production staff have yet to be revealed.
Meanwhile, Highspeed Étoile’s main voice cast includes:
• Fuuka Izumi as Rin Rindo • Youko Hikasa as Kanata Asakawa • Shiori Izawa as Towa Komachi • Yui Horie as Sofia Tokito • Ayaka Suwa as Yoran Ryu • Nana Mizuki as Alice Summerwood • Kenichirou Matsuda as Richard Parker • Kousuke Toriumi as Lorenzo M. Salvatore • Yurie Funato as Hikari • Shuu Uchida as Akari
A manga series titled Highspeed Etoile: L’Entrée de Towa et Kanata by Chiaki Misono was also launched on Akita Shoten’s Manga Cross website on October 23, 2023.
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The anime takes place in a world that appears to have achieved its environmental goals. A next generation race called the NEX Race was announced and began taking the world by storm. This place has exciting races at speeds of over 500 km/h with the latest technology to ensure driver safety. The film will follow Rin, an aspiring former ballet dancer who wants to make her mark as an elite NEX Race racer.
Source: High Speed Étoile Official Anime Twitter
