The official web site for Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, the tv anime of Keisuke Makino and Karei‘s Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu (The Moon, Laika, and Nosferatu) gentle novel sequence, started streaming a brand new promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video previews the occasions after [spoilers for Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut anime’s seventh episode below, highlight the white text to read] Irina’s return after reaching orbit, and Lev’s reinstitution as a cosmonaut candidate.

The present premiered on TV Tokyo on October 3 at 12:35 a.m. JST (successfully, October 4). The anime can be airing on BS Nippon TV, Solar TV, KBS Kyoto, and AT-X. The sequence is streaming on d Anime Retailer, Abema, GyaO!, and different companies. Funimation is streaming the anime as a part of its fall 2021 lineup. Funimation additionally started streaming an English dub on Sunday.

The unique novels’ story is about in a fictional world, 10 years after a protracted warfare divided the world into two superpowers: the Union of Zirnitra Republics within the east, and the UK of Arnak within the west. Each of those superpowers now take a look at their ambitions towards one another in an area race. In 1960, the Union’s Premier Gergiev pronounces Mission Mechtat (Dream), a prestigious plan to launch manned missions into the ultimate frontier. To this finish, the Union establishes the remoted metropolis of Laika 44, the place cosmonaut candidates compete for deliberate manned missions to house, and scientists develop the know-how to make it occur, all in an surroundings of secrecy.

The story facilities on Lev Leps, a backup astronaut candidate, and his new companion, the vampire Irina Ruminescu. As a part of a daring new Operation Nosferatu, Mission Mechtat will use Irina as a take a look at topic for varied situations anticipated in house, and in the end as a part of a manned mission, with Lev overseeing Irina’s coaching as a cosmonaut. For causes of their very own, each dream of going into house.

Akitoshi Yokoyama (Cutie Honey Universe, Picture Kano) is directing the anime at Arvo Animation. Unique novel creator Keisuke Makino is accountable for the anime’s sequence scripts. Hiromi Kato (I am Gonna Be An Angel, Kobato., Hakkenden: Eight Canine of the East) is designing the characters. Yūji Kaneko (Kill la Kill, Spriggan) is the artwork director. Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Set off, Xenogears, Black Butler: E book of Circus, Inazuma Eleven) is composing the music.

The rock band Ali Mission is performing the opening theme track “Hello no Tsuki” (Scarlet Moon), and singer-songwriter Chima is performing the ending theme track “Arifureta Itsuka” (A Great Sometime).

Shogakukan‘s Gagaga Bunko gentle novel imprint launched the novel sequence in December 2016. Seven Seas will launch the primary quantity of the sunshine novel sequence bodily in English in August 2022 and also will launch it on digital platforms.

Sojihogu launched a manga adaptation of the novels on Kodansha‘s Comedian Days web site in March 2018, however the sequence went on indefinite hiatus starting in January 2019 resulting from Sojihogu‘s poor well being. The sequence has not but resumed. Kodansha printed the manga’s first compiled e-book quantity in November 2018.

Sources: Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut anime’s web site, Comedian Natalie