Arknights: Reimei Zensou


Arknights Animation: Prelude to Dawn

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Synonyms: Arknights: Prelude to Dawn
Japanese: アークナイツ【黎明前奏/PRELUDE TO DAWN】
English: Arknights Animation: Prelude to Dawn
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 8
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 29, 2022 to Dec 17, 2022
Premiered: Fall 2022
Broadcast: Saturdays at 01:23 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Yostar Pictures
Source: Game
Genres: ActionAction, FantasyFantasy
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.081 (scored by 3951639,516 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #40192
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2035
Members: 114,149
Favorites: 1,084

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Synopsis

The discovery of a black crystalline mineral known as Originium has accelerated technological advancement in the world of Terra, with its high energy yield allowing people to demonstrate abilities akin to magic called Arts. Large veins of Originium can naturally be found at the sites of Catastrophes, various forms of natural disasters caused by the mineral itself.

However, the usage of Originium comes at a price, as there is a high risk of getting infected with Oripathy—an incurable and highly contagious disease. Because nations subject the infected to harsh discrimination, the oppressed begin a dissident movement. Calling themselves Reunion, the rebel faction mercilessly destroys cities, further contributing to the already calamitous nature of Catastrophes.

Rhodes Island, committed to treating the infected and uninfected as equals, is a paramilitary pharmaceutical organization believed to be the most advanced in its research for the Oripathy cure. Unfortunately, the person spearheading the project—an enigmatic figure known only as the Doctor—suffers from amnesia, effectively impeding what might be the only hope for the infected to break free from their chains of despair.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Arknights: Reimei Zensou adapts the Hour of An Awakening main story arc of Hypergryph's 2019 mobile game Arknights. The anime supports 5.1ch surround audio and a 2.35:1 CinemaScope screen ratio to provide a movie-like watching experience.

The series was released in a Blu-ray box on February 22, 2023.

Characters & Voice Actors

Amiya

Main
Kurosawa, Tomoyo
Japanese

Doctor

Main
Kaida, Yuki
Japanese

W

Supporting
Taketatsu, Ayana
Japanese

Texas

Supporting
Tadokoro, Azusa
Japanese

Exusiai

Supporting
Iwami, Manaka
Japanese

Kal'tsit

Supporting
Hikasa, Youko
Japanese

FrostNova

Supporting
Takagaki, Ayahi
Japanese

Ch'en

Supporting
Ishigami, Shizuka
Japanese

Hoshiguma

Supporting
Yasuno, Kiyono
Japanese

Nearl

Supporting
Sakura, Ayane
Japanese

Staff

Watanabe, Yuuki
Director, Sound Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation, Animation Director
Yokouchi, Kazuki
Episode Director
Mizuki, Aki
Script
ReoNa
Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance


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"Alive" by ReoNa
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Ending Theme

"BE ME" by Doul

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Reviews

Jun 29, 2024
For a RPG adaptation, I usually do not expect much. This is a pretty decent story with good animation and a plot line that is understandable. This is not comparable to good anime like FMA or anything, but it is at the top of my list if I am only judging RPG adaptations.

The story itself is not unique. There's nothing new to the table on what's been done. The thing that makes it stand out is how well it is executed. The plotline has me invested in the characters. The style draws me in, too. Most RPG adaptations I have seen in the past have ...
Sep 29, 2024
Mixed Feelings
A very visual pleasing anime. The animation quality and cinematic feeling is very pleasing to the eye. But looks can only get you so far. Its the content that really matters and thats where this falls very flat.

First of im not familiar with the game. So i feel i might not be the target audience herd so i dont want to be to hard on it why i give it a 6/10 despite being fairly bored by the show.

To me it seems you get thrown into the whole thing without much knowledge and they never go very deep explaining things about the world. ...
Apr 18, 2023
tl;dr rating if you play arknights: 8 or 9 /10. rating if you don't play arknights: 5/10 at best

Surely this show's ratings are inflated by the fans of the game. I mean let's be honest. I play the game and while yes, the game has great story and yes, the game has great voice lines, the anime was without a doubt very slow paced and at times boring. It is practically word-for-word from the source material though so points for staying true there.

Like I mentioned above, if you don't play the game you will fall asleep watching this. The gravity of the scenes, the explanation ...

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