Pony Canyon released a new video on Saturday for the full anime adaptation of Sae Okamoto’s Mecha-Ude project. The video includes English subtitles that can be turned on, and it introduces the main characters of the show.
The anime will begin airing on October 3. Crunchyroll will stream the series starting on October 3 worldwide, except for Asia and South Asia. In Asia, it will stream on Aniplus in Korea; on Aniplus VOD in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau; and on bilibili and Aniplus TV in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Crunchyroll describes the story:
Hikaru’s ordinary middle school life takes an exciting turn when he meets Alma, an alien creature resembling a mechanical limb called Mecha-Ude. Alma is part of a rare species being hunted by a dark group seeking one with immense power. Together with the resistance group ARMS, Hikaru and Alma go on a dangerous mission to save the Mecha-Ude.
Mecha-Ude: From Crowdfunding Success to Full Anime Series with Top Creators and Music by Hiroyuki Sawano
Sae Okamoto is the original creator and director of the anime, working under the name Okamoto at Fukuoka-based TriF Studio. Yasuhiro Nakanishi from TriF is in charge of the series scripts, while Terumi Nishii and Yoko Uchida designed the characters. Nurikabe created the design and concept for Mecha-Ude.
The music is composed by Hiroyuki Sawano, Kohta Yamamoto, and DAIKI from AWSM. Shota Kawamura is the 3DCG director, and Takeshi Takadera is the sound director.
Hiroshi Matsuyama from CyberConnect2 serves as the general supervisor, Shūichi Asō from TriF Studio is the animation producer, and Tetsuya Kinoshita from Pony Canyon is the producer.
Setsuko of Kuhaku Gokko performs the opening theme song “VORTEX” and the ending theme song “karma.” Hiroyuki Sawano composed, arranged, and produced both songs.
In May 2019, the production team released a pilot anime video, followed by an English dub. The opening theme “Ambivalent” was performed by Eve, and AZLiGHTZ performed the ending theme “Alone.”
The original Mecha-Ude Kickstarter campaign in 2016 raised $67,918. A Japanese crowdfunding campaign on Campfire raised 4,849,500 yen (about $44,000) before ending in March 2018.
In September 2022, Pony Canyon announced that the project would become a full anime series. The first episode premiered at the Anime Expo in July 2023.
In September 2022, Yoshino Koyoka (Aria the Scarlet Ammo) began a manga adaptation on the LINE Manga and ebookjapan platforms. In July 2023, Azuki started releasing the manga in English under the title Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms.
