Afterlost (消滅都市) (stylized as AFTERLOST) is a Japanese mobile game series. An anime television series adaptation by studio Madhouse aired from April to June 2019.
Plot
One day, the city of Lost suddenly disappears. Takuya, a courier who works alone, meets Yuki, a mysterious girl who is the sole survivor of the incident. After receiving a message from Yuki's father, who was presumed missing, they head toward Lost.
Despite not knowing each other, Takuya and Yuki must work together to survive and reach Lost. Opposing them is a mysterious organization who seeks to prevent them from knowing the truth.
Characters
- Yuki (ユキ)
- A girl with mysterious powers who is the sole survivor of the incident that destroyed Lost. After receiving a message from her father, she and Takuya head for the city.
- Takuya (タクヤ)
- A man who works as a courier. Although he usually works alone, after meeting Yuki he works with her to reach Lost.
- Akira (アキラ)
- A man who has been taking care of Yuki and Souma since they were young. He went missing following Lost's destruction.
- Soma (ソウマ)
- Yuki's younger brother, who went missing following Lost's destruction.
- Eiji (エイジ)
- A man who tasked Takuya with taking Yuki to Lost. He once worked alongside her father in researching parallel worlds.
- Kikyo (キキョウ)
- A researcher.
- Geek (ギーク)
- Takuya's childhood friend, who is a big fan of SPR5.
- Yumiko (ユミコ)
- A detective and Takuya's colleague.
- Kouta (コウタ)
- A detective and Takuya's colleague.
- Homura (ホムラ)
- The ace of SPR5, who specializes in dancing and singing.
- Nami (ナミ)
- The leader of SPR5, who once worked as a child actor.
- Haruka (ハルカ)
- A member of SPR5, who is mostly emotionless.
- Rena (レナ)
- The youngest member of SPR5, who is hardworking.
- Yua (ユア)
- A member of SPR5; she looks the youngest, but her true age is unknown.
- Ryōko (リョウコ)
- The daughter of a detective, who also works as a detective.
- Tsubasa (ツバサ)
- Yoshiaki's older brother, who one day disappeared and formed the Phantom Thieves.
- Yoshiaki (ヨシアキ)
- A man who works as a magician and is searching for his brother Tsubasa.
- Suzuna (スズナ)
- An agent of a mysterious organization who is pursuing Yuki.
- Rui (ルイ)
- A member of the Phantom Thieves; a trickster who uses knives.
- Sumire (スミレ)
- A member of the Phantom Thieves, who wields a chainsaw.
- Taiyō (タイヨウ)
- The head of Lacuna Chemicals.
- Tsuki (ツキ)
- A researcher at Lacuna Chemicals.
- Yūji (ユウジ)
- Ryōko's colleague.
- Keigo (ケイゴ)
- A detective.
- Syunpei (シュンペイ)
- Ryōko's subordinate.
- Jack (ジャック)
- A member of the Phantom Thieves, who uses bombs.
- Kana (カナ)
- A member of the Phantom Thieves, who specializes in hacking and technology.
- Kaibara (カイバラ)
- The head of the detective agency which Yumiko and Kota work for, who went missing following Lost's destruction.
- Daichi (ダイチ)
- Yuki's father, who was researching parallel worlds at a research institute. He was presumed missing following Lost's destruction, but after receiving a message from him, Yuki and Takuya set out towards it.
Media
Game
Wright Flyer Studios and GREE launched the original mobile game in May 2014, and an update titled Shōmetsu Toshi 2 was released in November 2016.[10] As revealed in the live broadcast held on November 13, 2018, Shōmetsu Toshi 0., the third update to the game, became available for download on the evening of the latest music concert to be held on November 25. A new mobile game, titled Afterlost – Shōmetsu Toshi, was released on June 6, 2019 and shut down on June 30, 2021 after two years in service.[11] An unspecified 3D project powered by Unreal Engine 4 was under development as of 2018.[10]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 27, 2018.[10] The series was animated by Madhouse, directed by Shigeyuki Miya, and written by Shingo Irie.[3][10] Tomoyuki Shitaya designed the characters, while Satoshi Motoyama served as the series' sound director.[3] Kenji Kawai composed the series' music,[3] which was produced by Pony Canyon.[10] The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019 on Tokyo MX, ytv, BS11, and AT-X.[2][5] Mao Abe performed the series' opening theme song "Kotae". For the ending theme, Kana Hanazawa performed a cover of "Swallowtail Butterfly ~Ai no Uta~" by Chara for the first two episodes and a cover of "Hello, Again ~Mukashi Kara Aru Basho~" by My Little Lover in episodes 8 and 12, while SPR5 performed "With Your Breath" in episodes 3–7, and then episodes 9–11.[12][13] The series ran for 12 episodes.[14] The anime was licensed by Funimation, which premiered its SimulDub on April 28, 2019.[15]
External links
References
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