Afterlost
A courier and a survivor journey to the vanished city of Lost.
Afterlost (stylized as AFTERLOST) is a Japanese mobile game series. An anime television series adaptation by studio Madhouse aired from April to June 2019.
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Characters
Yuki is the only person to survive the event that wiped out the city of Lost, and she possesses strange abilities. After her father sends her a message, she teams up with Takuya to travel toward Lost. Takuya normally works alone as a courier, but he partners with Yuki after meeting her. Akira looked after Yuki and her brother Souma from a young age, but he vanished when Lost was destroyed. Souma, Yuki's younger brother, also disappeared at that time. Eiji gave Takuya the job of escorting Yuki to Lost; he used to research parallel worlds with her father. Kikyo is a researcher. Geek, Takuya's childhood friend, is a devoted fan of the idol group SPR5. Yumiko and Kouta are detectives who work with Takuya. Homura is SPR5's top performer, known for dancing and singing. Nami leads SPR5 and was a child actor in the past. Haruka is an SPR5 member who shows little emotion. Rena is the youngest member and works hard. Yua appears to be the youngest but her real age is unknown. Ryōko is a detective and the daughter of another detective. Tsubasa is Yoshiaki's older brother; he vanished and started the Phantom Thieves. Yoshiaki is a magician searching for his brother. Suzuna works for a mysterious group and is chasing Yuki. Rui is a Phantom Thief who uses knives and plays tricks. Sumire is a Phantom Thief who fights with a chainsaw. Taiyō runs Lacuna Chemicals. Tsuki does research there. Yūji is Ryōko's coworker. Keigo is a detective. Syunpei works under Ryōko. Jack is a Phantom Thief who uses bombs. Kana is a Phantom Thief skilled in hacking and tech. Kaibara heads the detective agency where Yumiko and Kota work; he disappeared after Lost's destruction. Daichi is Yuki's father, who studied parallel worlds at a research institute. He was thought missing after Lost fell, but when Yuki got a message from him, she and Takuya set out for the city.
Media
The original mobile game from Wright Flyer Studios and GREE launched in May 2014, followed by an update called Shōmetsu Toshi 2 in November 2016. A third update, Shōmetsu Toshi 0., was announced during a live broadcast on November 13, 2018, and became available for download on the evening of the latest music concert scheduled for November 25. A new mobile game, Afterlost – Shōmetsu Toshi, arrived on June 6, 2019, and was shut down on June 30, 2021, after two years of service. As of 2018, an unspecified 3D project using Unreal Engine 4 was in development. An anime television adaptation was announced on May 27, 2018. Produced by Madhouse, it was directed by Shigeyuki Miya, with scripts by Shingo Irie. Tomoyuki Shitaya handled character design, Satoshi Motoyama served as sound director, and Kenji Kawai composed the music, which was produced by Pony Canyon. The series aired 12 episodes from April 7 to June 23, 2019, on Tokyo MX, ytv, BS11, and AT-X. Mao Abe performed the opening theme "Kotae." For the ending, Kana Hanazawa covered "Swallowtail Butterfly ～Ai no Uta～" for the first two episodes and "Hello, Again ～Mukashi Kara Aru Basho～" for episodes 8 and 12, while SPR5 performed "With Your Breath" in episodes 3–7 and 9–11. Funimation licensed the anime and launched its SimulDub on April 28, 2019.
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