Dark Machine the Animation premiered on October 13 on Fuji TV and is available for TV and streaming via the network. A review of the premiere finds the production competent but the emotional stakes unclear.
Dark Machine the Animation arrives as a video game tie-in with cryptocurrency and an NFT marketplace behind it, and the run-up to its October 13 debut was handled through a series of promotional reveals. A second promotional video in August confirmed the October television premiere, previewed the opening theme "Sonzai Riyū Kai" by BUCK-TICK, and added four cast members playing players from rival e-sports teams. The series is available for TV and streaming via Fuji TV.
In September the staff revealed three more cast members, Nao Tōyama, Nonoka Ōbuchi, and Rei Nakashima, as members of team Stellatus, an idol unit and rival to Kairi's Carbuncle team, and showed mecha designs for three of Kairi's machines. The October 13 broadcast date was set at that point. A fall season roundup from ASCII.jp listed the show among six titles, alongside the second season of Sasaki and Peeps and other pickups.
The premiere itself follows Kairi as she travels to a half-drowned city to deliver a photo to Senki, the title held by the top player of the e-sport Dark Machine, and joins Rudra's team after she steals data from a rival. Goro Taniguchi is credited as creative producer. The review of the opening episode pairs shiny backgrounds and a long robot fight with flat emotional grounding, and lands on the show's central problem: clean execution without a reason to care who wins.
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Kairi travels to a half-drowned city to deliver a photo to Senki, a title held by the top player of the e-sport Dark Machine, and joins Rudra's team after she steals data from a rival. The premiere pairs shiny backgrounds and a long robot fight with flat emotional grounding. Goro Taniguchi is credited as creative producer.
A fall season roundup from ASCII.jp names six shows, among them the second season of Sasaki and Peeps, FX Senshi Kurumi-chan, and DARK MACHINE THE ANIMATION, alongside Ao no Denshou - Welsh & Shedar, New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP Final Member Selection Match, and Uma Yuru Fulgete!. The Sasaki and Peeps entry lists director Ishibe Yushi, music by Fujimoto Koji and Sasaki Osamu, and animation production by SILVER LINK.
Dark Machine the Animation revealed three additional cast members and an October 13 debut on Fuji TV. Nao Tōyama, Nonoka Ōbuchi, and Rei Nakashima join as members of team Stellatus, an idol unit and rival to Kairi's Carbuncle team. The staff also showed mecha designs for three of Kairi's machines.
The staff for Dark Machine the Animation unveiled the second promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals four new cast members playing players from rival e-sports teams, previews the opening theme song "Sonzai Riyū Kai" by BUCK-TICK, and announces the anime's October television premiere. The series will be available for TV and streaming via Fuji TV.