Bandai has kicked off a new series on YouTube that looks like it may play to some familiar concepts as it works their new AI Carddass project, taking the Carddass game to the next level. Zenonzard The Animation has its full-length 28-minute episode zero now live with option English subtitles. The project has Kei Oikawa directing with character designs from Kenichiro Katsura. 8-Bit is handling the animation production.

The Japanese cast includes:

Sota Azuma: Nobunaga Shimazaki

Eilietta Lash: Saori Hayami

Ruri Minamino: Fairouz Ai

Shion Saionji: Megumi Han

Ash Claude: Yuuichirou Umehara

Yorusuke Yorraiha: Shinnosuke Tachibana

Plot Concept: The year 20XX. Humans called ＜Concodes＞ and ultra-high-performance AI called ＜Codeman＞ team up as buddies to compete in the card battle game ZENOZARD. People are going wild with excitement at the world championships, THE ZENON. One day, Sota Azuma, an average high school student, is challenged to a battle by a mysterious woman, Eilietta Lash. She reveals that she’s a Codeman and that her intent is to team up with Sota and participate in THE ZENON. Sota reluctantly agrees. Sota and Eilietta’s first opponent turns out to be the super-famous player Shion Saionji, who attends Sota’s school, and her buddy, Ash Claude.

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