With just weeks to go before its April 5th debut and Crunchyroll simulcast, Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers has released a new and creditless version of its opening sequence, featuring the theme song “AXCLUSION” by ulma sound junction (Ragna Crimson OP). Down below is the video for your viewing pleasure:
The anime brings back several fan-favorite characters from the Guilty Gear universe, with an all-star voice cast:
- Sin Kiske – Issei Miyazaki
- Sol Badguy – Joji Nakata
- Unika – Yui Ishikawa
- Ky Kiske – Takeshi Kusao
- Dizzy – Kazue Fujita
- Bridget – Manaka Iwami
- Ramlethal Valentine – Megumi Han
- Elphelt Valentine – Aya Suzaki
- Jack-O – Hiromi Igarashi
- Baiken – Mayumi Asano
- Johnny – Norio Wakamoto
- Leo Whitefang – Tetsu Inada
- Vernon – Junichi Endo
- Nerville Hammer – Yasuhiro Mamiya
The anime is produced by SANZIGEN, known for its dynamic 3D animation. Here’s who’s working behind the scenes:
- Director: Shigeru Morikawa (Argonavis: Ryūsei no Obligato)
- Series Composition & Supervisor: Norimitsu Kaihō (Akudama Drive, Astra Lost in Space)
- Associate Producer: Seiji Mizushima
- Assistant Directors: Shinpei Ishikawa, Hiroshi Morita
- Screenplay: Kou Shigenobu
- Character Design: Takuya Chanohara, Yuka Hachimori, Joseph Shin
- Art Director: Kazuhiro Arai
- Compositing Director: Daisuke Okumura
- Editor: Hatsumi Hidaka
- Color Coordination: Miyu Ishibashi
- Sound Director: Fumihiko Ootera
- Sound Production: Magic Capsule
The ending theme song, “Arika”, will be performed by Nowlu.
The official website for the anime of Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers describes the story of it as:
After the decline of the once robust fields of science and technology, a new energy source known as magic fuels the modern era.
Humanity creates forbidden biological weapons: Gears.
Those Gears eventually stand against humanity in a rebellion.
Although they manage to overcome in the struggle for survival known as the Crusades, humanity’s losses are so great that even after several decades pass, their emotional wounds remain unable to fully heal.
Sin Kiske, the child of a human and a Gear, heads to his father Ky and mother Dizzy’s wedding ceremony.
Their wedding breaks the ultimate taboo: a union between a human and a Gear. Even with the world at peace, it took many years for such a ceremony to come to fruition.
Despite the complex array of emotions surrounding it, the wedding ceremony is met with blessings. When suddenly, a mysterious girl appears…
The fated child inheriting Gear blood–and the mysterious girl who despises Gears.
Their meeting would shake the world.
After it's original on the PlayStation in 1998, Guilty Gear has become one of the most beloved fighting game franchises in history. Known for it's fast-paced, high-energy combat, flexible combo systems, anime-inspired art style, and Signature heavy metal soundtrack. The latest video game entry, Guilty Gear Strive, launched in June 2021, with the latest piece of content being Season 3 DLC rolling out in August 2023.
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