The official website for SoniAni -Super Sonico the Animation-, the upcoming anime of Nitroplus's music mascot Super Sonico, began streaming its second promotional video this week. Voice actor Tomokazu Sugita narrates the three-minute video with the opening theme song "Beat goes on!"

In the video, "Daiichi Uchū Sokudo" (Fastest Speed in Space) band vocalist and guitarist Super Sonico finds herself in a bind — her band members can't make a concert venue in time, so she has to start the concert alone.

Sugita then introduces Super Sonico's backstory: the 18-year-old girl keeps busy as a college student, a part-time photoshoot model, and a musician. She even works at her grandma's bar.



Super Sonico

Birthplace: Muashino City, Tokyo

Birthdate: October 14, 2006 (18 years old)

Blood type: A

Height: 158 cm (5 feet, 2 inches)

Three sizes: B90 - W57 - H87

Hobbies: Bathing, playing with cats, games

Talents: Guitar, cooking (Japanese cuisine)

Favorite foods: Ramen (roast pork), macaroon

Super SonicoBirthplace: Muashino City, TokyoBirthdate: October 14, 2006 (18 years old)Blood type: AHeight: 158 cm (5 feet, 2 inches)Three sizes: B90 - W57 - H87Hobbies: Bathing, playing with cats, gamesTalents: Guitar, cooking (Japanese cuisine)Favorite foods: Ramen (roast pork), macaroon

"Super Sonico," the mascot girl of the "Nitro Super Sonic" events held by Nitroplus, is credited with playing herself in the lead role and performing the opening theme song. (The theme will be Super Sonico's major label debut on February 26.)

Sugita also introduces the rest of the main cast: Mai Goto, Mami Ozaki, and Ryota Takeuchi as the band leader/bassist Suzu Fujimi, drummer Fūri Watanuki, and manager Kitamura, respectively. Hisako Kanemoto plays Ōka, while Kikuko Inoue plays Sonico's grandma.



Suzu Fujimi

Birthplace: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo

Birthdate: February 14

Blood type: AB

Hobbies: Playing an unlicensed beautician, various others

Talents: Professional wrestling (particularly the drop kick)

Favorite foods: Melon

Suzu FujimiBirthplace: Chiyoda Ward, TokyoBirthdate: February 14Blood type: ABHobbies: Playing an unlicensed beautician, various othersTalents: Professional wrestling (particularly the drop kick)Favorite foods: Melon



Fūri Watanuki

Birthplace: Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture

Birthdate: June 13

Blood type: Secret

Hobbies: Eating

Talents: Drumming

Favorite foods: Pork bun

Fūri WatanukiBirthplace: Takamatsu City, Kagawa PrefectureBirthdate: June 13Blood type: SecretHobbies: EatingTalents: DrummingFavorite foods: Pork bun

Kenichi Kawamura is directing the anime at the studio WHITE FOX (Steins;gate, Katanagatari, The Devil is a Part-Timer!). Yousuke Kuroda is writing the scripts, and Masafumi Tamura is designing the characters.

The "Daiichi Uchū Sokudo" band will perform the anime's ending theme song.

The anime will premiere on January 6 on the AT-X, Tokyo MX TV, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and BS 11 channels. It will also be available on the Niconico and dAnime Store sites in January.

The anime's website has also announced that NTT's docomo anime store is holding a campaign to thank its customers by giving away a SoniAni itsha plastic model in a random drawing.

The Super Sonico character already inspired her own line of games, as well as figures including a giant 1/2-scale statue. Super Sonico is also appearing in Namco Bandai Games' Super Heroine Chronicle for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita systems and even in a promotion for THQ's Saints Row: The Third game.

[Via NicoTubeAnime]

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