GAMERA -Rebirth- Anime coming Worldwide to Netflix on Sep 7, 2023!

KADOKAWA Corporation announced the animated series GAMERA -Rebirth- will be coming to NETFLIX worldwide on September 7th, 2023, during the GAMERA -Rebirth- Panel at Comic-Con International 2023. The upcoming Studio ENGI anime will consist of a brand new animated Gamera story, having all 6 episodes air on September 7th 2023. Ahead of its release, an exclusive edit of GAMERA -Rebirth-‘s 1st Episode premiered for the very first time, alongside a second trailer showing new footage of the series at San Diego Comic-Con 2023. Hiroyuki Seshita, the Director of GAMERA -Rebirth-, and Kan Takahama, the Kaiju Designer of GAMERA -Rebirth- are also present at Comic-Con 2023 from Japan.

Serving as the first animated entry in the Gamera franchise, studio ENGI brings a brand new original Gamera 3DCG Anime. The iconic giant monster that has captured the hearts of kaiju fans worldwide, returns with a 6-episode anime full of exciting battle scenes between Gamera and 5 different Kaiju. The newest trailer shown at Comic-Con, revealed at last that the last to be announced, 5th Kaiju of the lineup will be VIRAS, and it showcased the Main Theme song of the series, “Natsuake” by WANIMA.

New Main Visual and Main Trailer: All 5 Kaiju announced!
Prepare to be captivated by the exciting battle scenes between Gamera and the 5 creatures it faces off in this the “rebirth” of the Gamera franchise.

▼Main Trailer:

New Kaiju Visual and Allstars Visual: The 5th of the Kaiju facing off Gamera is VIRAS!
The last of the 5 Kaiju to face off Gamera is Viras! A new Individual Viras Visual and a Wrestling Kaiju Visual including all five Kaiju vs Gamera:

【VIRAS】
“Viras’ carcass was found underground the Yonaguni Island mining base. It has a golden shell and long tentacles, with the ability to emit a heavy particle beam from the top of its head and a barrier able to withstand even Gamera’s fireballs….

Release of the Main Theme Song “Natsuake” performed by WANIMA
The Main Trailer premieres the main theme song of the series performed by WANIMA. The Ending Theme Song is also confirmed to be “FLY & DIVE” by WANIMA. Both songs were specially written for the series!

What is GAMERA?
Gamera is a giant monster or kaiju, that first appeared in the live-action kaiju film Gamera The Invincible produced by Daiei (now KADOKAWA) in 1965.
Ever since, it has become an icon in its own right, appearing in a total of 12 theatrical release live-action films, making the Gamera franchise one of the longest-running film series. As its newest and first ever animated entry in the GAMERA franchise, the anime series GAMERA -Rebirth- will be coming to NETFLIX worldwide in 2023.

As the primary monster of the franchise, Gamera is a heroic monster that defends humanity from threats and acts as a guardian for children and justice when earth is in danger. Gamera is described as having a unique personality and a humorous design modeled after a turtle with the ability to fly and breathe fire. Gamera gained popularity for its unique attributes, such as its rotating disk-like flight and for its bravery in confronting any formidable foe.

About the anime GAMERA -Rebirth-
Serving as the first animated entry in the Gamera franchise, studio ENGI brings a brand new original Gamera 3DCG Anime. The iconic giant monster that has captured the hearts of kaiju fans worldwide, will be returning as a 6 episodes anime series titled GAMERA -Rebirth-. The latest trailer revealed that Gamera would be fighting 5 different
Kaiju, offering a glimpse at their monster designs, as well as introducing the main characters to appear in the story alongside voice cast information. Prepare to be captivated by the presence of these spectacular creatures in the “rebirth” of the Gamera franchise.

■SUMMARY
In summer of 1989, sixth graders Boko, Joe and Junichi are on their last summer vacation as elementary school students. Brody, the son of a US military commander, suddenly appears before them stealing away the money they had saved. Furious, they begin plotting how to get their money back, but as they are about to carry out the plan, the kaiju Gyaos, suddenly attacks Tokyo. Petrified before Gyaos, a huge kaiju appears out of nowhere. Its name is Gamera. And so their “Summer of Kaiju” begins. Kaiju appear one after another, but Gamera heroically fights back despite its wounds. The boys witness the legend.

■MAIN CHARACTERS

■MAIN VOICE CAST

■STAFF
Original Concept: KADOKAWA
Animation: ENGI
Director: Hiroyuki Seshita
Assistant Director: Keisuke Ide
Head Writers:
Kenta Ihara, Hiroshi Seko & Hiroyuki Seshita
Script: Kenta Ihara, Hiroshi Seko, Tetsuya Yamada &
Hiroyuki Seshita
Character Design: Atsushi Tamura
Kaiju Designer: Kan Takahama
Production Designer: Naoya Tanaka
Production Designer: Ferdinando Patulli
Mechanical Designer: Takehiko Hoashi
Animation Director: Kouji
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music Composer: Shuji Katayama
Modeling Director and Lighting Director: Mitsunori Kataama

■CAST
Hisako Kanemoto as “Boko”
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as “Joe”
Aki Toyosaki as “Junichi”
Subaru Kimura as “Brody”
Mamoru Miyano as “Tazaki”
Saori Hayami as “Emiko”

■GAMERA VS 5 KAIJU