Girls train to protect the seas in April show by Non Non Biyori's writer, artist

The official website for the television anime Hai-Furi celebrated Valentine's Day by posting the first promotional video. The video features the character song "Watashi-tachi Kinenbi," even though the anime has not yet announced the voice cast.





Text: We're gonna be Blue Mermaids no matter what!

Text: Akeno "Mike-chan" Misaki

Text: China "Moka-chan" Moeka

Text: Kōko "Koko-chan" Nosa

Text: Mashiro "Shiro-chan" Munetani

Text: Mei "Mei-chan" Irizaki

Text: Rin "Rin-chan" Shiretoko

Text: Shima "Tama-chan" Tateishi

Text: Maritime Safety Maintenance Bureau's Yokosuka Girls' Marine School

Text: 21st Class Entrance Ceremony

Text: Hai-Furi

Text: Starts airing in April 2016 on BS11, Tokyo MX, and other stations!



The site describes the story:

"In the sea we live, the sea we protect, and by the sea we go ... Blue Mermaids!" Japan, 100 years after plate subductions caused many other countries to be submerged. To save the remaining countries, the coastal cities that had been built up were launched into the seas, and the seaborne routes between them expanded. With this expansion, a need for personnel that could safeguard the seas arose. Women began to seek employment in this new industry, and soon, the "Blue Mermaids," those who keep the sea safe, began to be a source of admiration for many. The childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China sought to become Blue Mermaids themselves, and together with others who shared their dream, they enrolled in Yokosuka's Marine High School.

The site also revealed the following characters:



Akeno Misaki

Akeno Misaki

Moeka China



Mashiro Munetani



Hiromi Kuroki



Maron Yanagiwara



Mikan Irako



Homare Kinesaki



Akane Kinesaki



Hime Wazumi



Momo Aoki



Ritsuko Matsunaga



Kayoko Himeji



Hikari Ogasawara



Michiru Takeda



Junko Heki



Rin Shiretoko



Tsugumi Yagi



Megumi Uda



Shima Tateishi



Mei Irizaki



Kōko Nosa



Kaede Marikōji



Machiko Noma



Reiko Yoshida (Non Non Biyori, K-ON!, Yowamushi Pedal) is handling series composition, and Atto ( Non Non Biyori ) is drawing more than 30 original character designs for the series. The rest of the staff includes:

Director: Yuu Nobuta ( Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 , Blade & Soul episode director)

, episode director) Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Naoto Nakamura ( A Certain Scientific Railgun , Haganai , Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion )

, , ) Color Design: Hitomi Ikeda ( Gurren Lagann , Strike Witches , High School DxD )

, , ) Backgrounds: Headworks ( K-ON! , Hyōka , Love Live! The School Idol Movie )

, , ) Animation Production: Production IMS ( Castle Town Dandelion , Active Raid )

The character song "Watashi-tachi Kinenbi" is slated for release on April 6. It will feature a mini-drama and jacket art by character designer Nakamura. Kanari Abe launched a Hai-Furi manga in Comic Alive last October.

Thanks to Dennis R and Kagayaki for the embedded videos

Source: animeanime.jp