The official website of the Aldnoah.Zero anime has released the preview video for the first episode of the anime’s second cour, which is also the anime’s 13th overall episode. The episode itself will air on January 10th at midnight JST on Tokyo MX, BS11 and Niconico.
Second Cour Episode 1/Episode 13: The Girl of the Sleeping Moon – This Side of Paradise-
Beyond the moon, a quite heartbeat pulses. The curtain over hostility is cut down. Next time: Searching for the whereabouts of the beginning, I reach my hand to him.
Aldnoah Zero is an original series created by Gen Urobuchi, the writer of the Fate/Zero light novels and anime, and Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica. The anime is directed by Ei Aoki who directed the Fate/Zero anime – teaming up with Urobuchi once again. The series is written by the “Olympus Knights”, a group of writers from Nitro+ (known for their science adventure visual novels) that is helmed by Urobuchi. Katsuhiko Takayama (Mirai Nikki) is the series composer, managing the flow and story of the series. The character concepts are done by Masako Matsumoto (Naruto Shippuden) and the final character designs from Takako Shimura (Aoi Hana). The series features mechs designed by I-IV and Kenji Teraoka (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), and the music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan). The series is produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail) and studio TROYCA (new studio opened by Aoki). The first cour had a total of 12 episodes and was earlier confirmed to be a split cour.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission found a hypergate to Mars on the surface of the moon. Upon landing, astronauts discovered an enchanted utility later referred to as “Aldnoah,” giving the astronauts a status of superiority. Soon, many humans have relocated to Mars, and have adapted to the name “Martians.” After Princess Asseylum, a royal Martian princess, descends onto Earth in an attempt to create a treaty between both planets, a war breaks out between Earth and Mars, and Martian soldiers begin to descend from the sky, riding steel giants, intent on exterminating humanity.
New episodes of Aldnoah.Zero will air every Saturday at midnight JST on Tokyo MX, BS11 and streamed online at niconico.
You can visit the anime’s site here: http://www.aldnoahzero.com/
You can also follow the official Twitter: @aldnoahzero
Source Article – Anime News Network
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