Game developer Inti Creates began streaming an English-subtitled promotional video on Monday for the anime adaptation of its Azure Striker Gunvolt ( Armed Blue Gunvolt in Japan) Nintendo 3DS game.

The video reveals that Ippō Yamada ( Mega Man Zero, Mighty No.9 ) and Ryo Kawakami ( Mega Man ZX ) are composing the anime's music, and also reveals that the anime is reuniting the game's original cast:

Kaito Ishikawa as Gunvolt, "Azure Striker"

Megu Sakuragawa as Lumen / Joule, "The Muse"

Masashi Yukita as Asimov

Ayumu Murase as Nova, "The Mighty"

The anime is being targeted for a winter 2016 release as an "on-demand" original video animation (OVA), and Inti Creates is considering releasing the anime on the Nintendo e-Shop. The company will host a premiere screening of the OVA at its "INTI CREATES FAN FESTA 20th Anniversary" event on November 5.

The anime's staff includes:

Director/Storyboards/Producer: Yoshinori Odaka ( B-Daman CrossFire , Cross Fight B-Daman eS )

Yoshinori Odaka ( , ) Script: Shigeru Murakoshi ( Garo the Animation , Garo: Crimson Moon )

, ) Character Design/Animation Supervisor: Masakazu Sunagawa ( Nōgyō Musume! , Maken-Ki! Battling Venus )

, ) Action Animation Director/Key Animator: Kōdai Kawase ( Flowers of Evil , Blade & Soul key animation)

, Blade & Soul key animation) Props/Mecha Design: Ryuta Nakahara ( Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo , Robot Girls Z )

, ) Director of Photography: Polunt Sai

Filming: LandQ Studios

Background Art Director: Kenichi Kurata ( Kimi ga Nozomu Eien , Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine )

, ) Background Art: Baku Production

Color Design: Kanna Terabun ( Battle Girls - Time Paradox , Ozma , Robot Girls Z )

, , ) In-Between Check: Mikie Matsuyama ( Oreshura , Oreimo 2 )

Inti Creates developed the first game with concepts by Keiji Inafune of Mega Man/Rockman fame, and released the game in Japan and North America in August 2014.

Inti Creates recently released the Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 sequel game digitally on August 25 in Japan. The company released the Azure Striker Gunvolt Striker Pack that features the Azure Striker Gunvolt and Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 games in a physical package in Japan on the same day.