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This Thursday, the official website of Ace Onethe animated film prequel to the video game Starwing Paradox of square enix and Sunrisepublished his main traileralso revealing his release date: he August 22, 2025 in Japanese cinemas.
A journey between two worlds and an unexpected connection
The story of Ace One is situated 20 years before of the events of the original game. The protagonist is Ia high school student who dreams of being a musician, but faces rejection from his parents and alienation from his bandmates. Everything changes when he begins to hear a voice crying out for help from his mind and is enveloped by a bright light.
In parallel, on the planet Meguriboshitwo nations clashing over energy resources attempt a truce. Over there, Rakoa young robot mechanic, loses consciousness while facing a space danger, and during her unconsciousness, she connects with Yō through a mysterious bond.
An outstanding cast with a musical debut
The group member JO1, Ruki Shiroiwavoices Yō in his voice acting debut. Furthermore, under his stage name RUKIperforms the film's main theme, titled “Meguriboshi” (Wandering Star).
The distribution is completed with:
- Haruka Shiraishi like Rako
- Shunsuke Takeuchi as Vigo, a soldier close to Rako
- Yoko Hikasa as Kizana, a key investigator in the plot
- Ryūhei Maruyama as Rurowa, Rako's father
Behind the scenes: big names in anime
The film is directed by Kobun Shizunoknown for multiple Detective Conan films. The character design is in charge of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, Summer Wars), who returns after his participation in the original video game.
The script has been developed by Shatner Nishida (Lupine III: Prison of the Past), Kana Matsui and Masaya Honda (Boruto). The mechanical design is carried out by Ippei Gyōbuwith experience in Gundam: Reconguista in G. The animation is in charge of the studios Honoo and Studio GOONEYSunder the supervision of Joe Teng and Takafumi Yūki.
What is the Starwing Paradox universe?
The original video game debuted in Japanese arcades in November 2018 and ended his service in October 2021. His story takes place on the planet Meguriboshilocated at such a distance from Earth that its light does not even reach it. The central conflict revolves around two kingdoms facing each other for control of a living energy called Hoshinochi (“star blood”).
In this environment, the gigantic weapons known as Ae Rialenhanced by the system Rearidewhich allows information to be transmitted between planets. Only when matching a special knight AZ-One With a being with exceptional flight abilities the true power of these machines is unleashed. That's when a new key appears: the Earth.
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