Snowball Earth Mecha Anime Reveals New Trailer and Opening Theme

Saving the universe from an alien threat doesn't do much good if your home planet is turned into a giant ball of ice. Returning home to find civilization frozen is the starting point for this frigid survival story. This Thursday, a new trailer was revealed for the anime adaptation of the sci-fi and mecha manga written by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu, Snowball Earth. The video landed accompanied by an unreleased promotional poster and set the official Japanese television premiere for April 3rd.

The animated sequences brought musical news for the series. Singer tuki takes the microphone to perform "Zero," a track that will serve as the project's overall opening theme. On the other hand, singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi will close the episodes by lending her voice to the ending titled "Ima Kono Mune ni Tagiru no wa." The story's creator published a special illustration on his profiles to celebrate these announcements.

Snowball Earth Details

The production of the series falls to TOHO animation, delegating the graphic work directly to Studio KAI. They placed Munehisa Sakai in the lead director's chair, supported by Takeshi Iwata as assistant director. Shigeru Murakoshi is writing the series composition. Character designs are handled by Toshiya Kono, who also serves as the chief animation director.

Those in charge took advantage of the update to reveal the new actors joining the main voice cast alongside the already confirmed protagonists:

• Takuto Yoshinaga as Tetsuo Yabusame.

Voice actor known for playing Hop in Pokémon Journeys.

• Daisuke Hirakawa as Yukio.

Established voice in the medium after bringing Noriaki Kakyoin to life in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Rei Ryugazaki in Free!.

• Tomokazu Sugita as Isseki.

An absolute legend of Japanese dubbing, famous for playing Gintoki Sakata in Gintama.

• Ami Koshimizu as Ao Nogi.

Historic actress responsible for embodying Ryuko Matoi in Kill la Kill and Holo in Spice and Wolf.

• Kengo Kawanishi as Nayuta Izumi.

Very popular in the industry today for his roles as Gen Asagiri in Dr. STONE and Muichiro Tokito in Demon Slayer.

• Anna Nagase as Otoichi Kinoe.

Recognized for playing Ushio Kofune in Summer Time Rendering and Riko Amanai in Jujutsu Kaisen.

About the Work

Yuhiro Tsujitsugu began publishing this narrative in the pages of Monthly Spirits magazine under the Shogakukan editorial label in 2021. The plot managed to capture a steady audience in Japan thanks to its mix of monsters and robotic battles. Its tenth compiled volume reached physical stores in the Japanese market this past December 26th.

Snowball Earth Synopsis

The story closely follows Tetsuo Yabusame, a socially awkward young man who finds his only friend in a giant combat robot named Yukio. Together they fight a lethal space war against a race of galactic monsters. After emerging victorious and returning to Earth after a decade, Tetsuo discovers that the entire planet is under a layer of perpetual ice and plagued by the same creatures he swore to destroy. Now, the pilot and his mechanical companion must explore this new frozen world seeking answers and human survivors.

Do you think the animation studio will opt to animate the mecha battles in traditional 2D format or will they use CGI models?