Synduality
A 23rd-century tale of survival, androids, and the Tears of the New Moon.
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The Synduality franchise includes an anime television series, a video game, and several print adaptations.[1][2][3] Broadcast of the anime Synduality: Noir was split into two separate runs, the first starting in July 2023 and the second concluding in March 2024.[4][5]
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Making and release
The anime television series Synduality: Noir was announced in September 2022 and produced by Eight Bit.[1] Yusuke Yamamoto directed the series, with Takashi Aoshima writing scripts based on a story draft by Hajime Kamoshida.[1] Kenichirō Katsura designed the characters for animation, and Masato Nakayama composed the music.[1] The video game Synduality: Echo of Ada, a third-person shooter and action RPG developed by Game Studio and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on January 23, 2025.[3]
"Raytracer" by Stereo Dive Foundation served as the first opening theme, while Arcana Project performed the first ending theme.[4] At the Tokyo Game Show 2023 event on September 24, 2023, the production team announced a second cour, which then ran from January 9 to March 26, 2024.[5] Arcana Project performed the second opening theme, and Stereo Dive Foundation performed the second ending theme, "Drifters".[6] Viewers in Latin America can access the series on Star+, those in the United States on Hulu, and it is available globally on Disney+.[7]
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A manga series titled Synduality: Ellie, illustrated by Hiroji Mishima with a screenplay by Masaru Hatano, was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive from July 27, 2023, to October 25, 2024.[8] Dai Hatano authored the spin-off novel Synduality: Kaleido, which was published in installments in Monthly Hobby Japan from July 25, 2023, through April 25, 2024.[2] Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint released a light novel called Synduality: Ellie on September 25, 2023, with writing by Hatano and illustrations by Yō Midorikawa.[9] Tokyo Sogensha's Sogen SF Bunko imprint published Hajimari no Ao Synduality: Roots on March 15, 2024; this second light novel was penned by Yūya Takashima with artwork by neco.[10]
References
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- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Haddick, "Synduality: Noir Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, July Premiere With Disney+ Simulcast", Anime News Network, March 25, 2023; "外伝も続々！コミカライズ＆小説の各展開日決定！", TVアニメ「SYNDUALITY」公式サイト, 2023-05-21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "［AnimeJapan］大型SFプロジェクト「SYNDUALITY（シンデュアリティ）」のゲーム正式タイトル名は「SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada」に決定", 4Gamer.net, 2023-03-26; Romano, "SYNDUALITY: Echo of Ada launches January 23, 2025", Gematsu, September 26, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Haddick, "Synduality: Noir Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, July Premiere With Disney+ Simulcast", Anime News Network, March 25, 2023; Hodgkins, "Synduality: Noir Anime Reveals More Cast, July 10 Premiere, Ending Theme", Anime News Network, May 21, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "［TGS2023］地下都市アメイジアで何が起こったのか？「SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada」のシングルプレイに関わる最新映像が公開に", 4Gamer.net, 2023-09-24; Gamer, September 24, 2023 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chapman, "SYNDUALITY Noir Anime Reveals Trailer and Visual for New Season", Crunchyroll, December 20, 2023; "『SYNDUALITY Noir（シンデュアリティ ノワール）』第2クール、キービジュアル&本PV公開！ OP主題歌はARCANA PROJECT、ED主題歌はSTEREO DIVE FOUNDATIONが担当", アニメイトタイムズ, 2023-12-20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cayanan, "Synduality Anime's New Teaser Reveals More Staff, Disney Global Streaming", Anime News Network, November 30, 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Comic Natalie, July 27, 2023; Mishima, October 25, 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: MF Bunko J (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Synduality" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tokyo Sogensha (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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