A boy reaches toward the viewer while a woman and a white mechanical figure sweep across a red-and-blue sky. The new main visual for CODE GEASS Star Chaser Aspal introduces a very different setting for the franchise: a fictional Roman Empire.
The project's November 5 reveal also names its principal cast and creative team. SUNRISE plans event screenings in Japan in 2027, with advance screenings beginning in January.
The official teaser offers a first look at the world of Star Chaser Aspal.
Project: CODE GEASS Star Chaser Aspal
Production: SUNRISE
A meeting in Neapolis
Set in the fictional year 606 D.E., the story follows Aspal, a young enslaved person living in Neapolis under Emperor Phokas. There he meets Zoé, a mysterious woman who lives as a severed head. The official introduction presents their encounter as the beginning of the story.
An earlier official visual places the pair against a luminous blue backdrop.
Project: CODE GEASS Star Chaser Aspal
Production: SUNRISE
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Ivan Shibata voices Aspal and Hibiku Yamamura voices Zoé. The new visual gathers the leads with other figures, while the earlier image isolates the pair in a field of blue light, suggesting two distinct ways into the same world.
The artists shaping the world
Kazuya Nomura directs, with Mado Nozaki responsible for series composition. Ichiro Okouchi and Goro Taniguchi receive original story credits, while SUNRISE is credited for the original work and planning.
Rolua is credited with character design and Yoshi. with the design of the machines called Agalmata. The contrast between the flowing character shapes and hard mechanical forms gives the promotional images a visual tension of their own; how those designs move on screen remains to be seen.
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