The official YouTube channel for the upcoming winter 2025 TV anime Mashin Sozoden Wataru, the latest fourth installment of Sunrise’s fantasy anime franchise Mashin Hero Wataru, has started streaming a new trailer introducing the main characters and magical robots.The clip also featured anime’s ending theme song “Pocket” performed by LDH Japan’s eight-member male dance and vocal group FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE. “We are very honored to perform the theme song for the Wataru,” the group’s member Sekai said. “RyuTuber!? I’m excited to see what kind of world Wataru’s world will unfold! I think the music is something that today’s kids will enjoy anyway!”
Mashin Sozoden Wataru New Trailer
FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE artist photo
Additionally, an original short anime series will also be available on the anime’s official YouTube channel. The series, produced by Plott, tells the activities of Wataru and his friends, which are not depicted in the TV anime. The first episode is scheduled to steam at 17:30 (JST) / 0030 (PT) today on December 13.
The TV anime Mashin Sozoden Wataru, which is centered on a young adventurous “RyuTuber” aiming for stardom, is set to premiere in Japan on January 12, 2025.Main voice cast members include:
Ryunryun voiced by Rie Kugimiya
Maro voiced by Megu Umezawa
Kakeru Amabe voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki
Wataru Hoshibe voiced by Mutsumi Tamura
Ofurain voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi
Mashin Ryujinmaru voiced by Tomokazu Sugita
Yumi Kamakura (Inazuma Eleven Ares) directs Mashin Sozoden Wataru at studio Bandai Namco Pictures, with series composition by Yoichi Kato (Duel Masters!!), character designs by Mayuko Nakano (The Vampire Dies in No Time) and Yoshinori Yumoto (Daily Lives of High School Boys) and music by Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa, Oliver Good and Keita Inoue.The original Mashin Eiyuden Wataru anime series was produced by Sunrise and aired in Japan from April 1988 to March 1989, followed by two sequel series in 1990 and 1997, respectively, and three anime OVAs released between them. A nine-episode web series titled Mashin Eiyuden Wataru: Shichi Kon no Ryujinmaru began streaming on YouTube in 2020.
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