Technoroid
{{Short description|Japanese mixed-media project}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Technoroid
| image = Technoroid logo.png
| caption =
| ja_kanji = テクノロイド
| ja_romaji = Tekunoroido
| genre =
| creator = Noriyasu Agematsu
RUCCA
CyberAgent
Avex Pictures
Elements Garden
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title = Technoroid Unison Heart
| developer = WonderPlanet
| publisher = CyberAgent
| genre = Puzzle video game, Adventure game
| released = {{Video game release|JP|January 21, 2022}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = TV series
| title = Technoroid Overmind
| director = Ka Hee Im
| producer =
| writer = Ayumi Sekine
| music = Elements Garden
RUCCA
| studio = Doga Kobo
| licensee = Crunchyroll
| first = January 5, 2023
| last = March 30, 2023
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Technoroid Overmind
| author = Ageha Saotome
| illustrator =
| publisher = AlphaPolis
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Josei
| magazine =
| first = January 5, 2023
| last = November 2, 2023
| volumes = 1
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Technoroid|テクノロイド|Tekunoroido}} is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Noriyasu Agematsu, RUCCA, CyberAgent, Avex Pictures, and Elements Garden. A mobile game developed by WonderPlanet titled Technoroid Unison Heart was released on January 21, 2022 for Android and iOS, and an anime television series by Doga Kobo titled Technoroid Overmind aired from January to March 2023.
Characters
=KNoCC=
;{{nihongo|Cobalt|コバルト|Kobaruto}}
:{{voiced by|Kazuki Ura}}
;{{nihongo|Chrom|クロム|Kuromu}}
;{{nihongo|Kei|ケイ}}
:{{voiced by|Hiromu Mineta}}
;{{nihongo|Neon|ネオン}}
=Stand-Alone=
;{{nihongo|Kite|カイト|Kaito}}
:{{voiced by|Makoto Furukawa}}
;{{nihongo|Light|ライト|Raito}}
;{{nihongo|Night|ナイト|Naito}}
:{{voiced by|Gakuto Kajiwara}}
=Mechanicametallica=
;{{nihongo|Silve|シルバ|Shiruba}}
:{{voiced by|Junya Enoki}}
;{{nihongo|Auru|アウル}}
:{{voiced by|Takeo Ōtsuka}}
;{{nihongo|Lana|ラナ|Rana}}
:{{voiced by|Akito Sugibayashi}}
;{{nihongo|Zin|ジン|Jin}}
:{{voiced by|Shugo Nakamura}}
=Others=
;{{nihongo|Esora Shibaura|芝浦 エソラ|Shibaura Esora}}
:{{voiced by|Mutsumi Tamura}}
;{{nihongo|Eliza|エリザ|Eriza}}
:{{voiced by|Asami Seto}}
;{{nihongo|Bora|ボーラ}}
:{{voiced by|Daiki Hamano}}
;{{nihongo|Nobel|ノーベル|Nōberu}}
:{{voiced by|Kenji Nojima}}
;{{nihongo|Hakushū Shibaura|芝浦 白秋|Shibaura Hakushū}}
:{{voiced by|Takuya Kirimoto}}
Production and release
The mixed-media project by Noriyasu Agematsu, RUCCA, CyberAgent, Avex Pictures, and Elements Garden was announced on November 2, 2021,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-02/noriyasu-agematsu-elements-garden-rucca-reveal-techno-roid-multimedia-project-with-anime-game-music/.179118|title=Noriyasu Agematsu, Elements Garden, RUCCA Reveal Techno Roid Multimedia Project With Anime, Game, Music|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=November 17, 2021}} with a mobile game developed by WonderPlanet titled {{Nihongo|Technoroid Unison Heart|テクノロイド ユニゾンハート|Tekunoroido Yunizon Hāto}} released on January 21, 2022 for Android and iOS, as well as an anime television series by Doga Kobo titled {{Nihongo|Technoroid Overmind|テクノロイド オーバーマインド|Tekunoroido Ōbāmaindo}}. Ka Hee Im is directing the series, with Ai Yoshimura supervising, Ayumi Sekine penning the series' scripts, Saori Sakiguchi designing the characters based on the original designs by LAM, and Elements Garden and RUCCA composing the series' music.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-06/noriyasu-agematsu-elements-garden-rucca-technoroid-project-video-unveils-story-tv-anime-staff-smartphone-game-in-early-2022/.179299|title=Noriyasu Agematsu, Elements Garden, RUCCA's Technoroid Project Video Unveils Story, TV Anime Staff, Smartphone Game in Early 2022|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=November 6, 2021|access-date=November 7, 2021}} It was initially scheduled for July 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-11/technoroid-overmind-anime-reveals-teaser-visual-july-premiere/.183456|title=Technoroid Overmind Anime Reveals Teaser Visual, July Premiere|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|website=Anime News Network|date=March 11, 2022|access-date=March 11, 2022}} but was later delayed as Doga Kobo was temporarily closed due to an increase of COVID-19 infections among its staff members.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-29/technoroid-overmind-anime-delayed-due-to-covid-19/.185155|title=Technoroid Overmind Anime Delayed Due to COVID-19|last=Mateo|first=Alex|website=Anime News Network|date=April 29, 2022|access-date=April 29, 2022}} The series aired from January 5 to March 30, 2023, on TV Tokyo and other networks.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/504763|script-title=ja:アニメ「テクノロイド」1月4日に初回放送、最速配信はABEMAにて|website=Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=December 12, 2022|language=ja}} The opening theme song is "Love No Hate" by KNoCC, while the ending theme song is "Invisible -one heart-" by KNoCC and Stand-Alone.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-27/technoroid-overmind-anime-promo-video-reveals-opening-ending-songs/.193400|title=Technoroid Overmind Anime's Promo Video Reveals Opening, Ending Songs|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|website=Anime News Network|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=December 27, 2022}} Crunchyroll licensed the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-04/crunchyroll-to-stream-technoroid-overmind-high-card-nijiyon-the-angel-next-door-spoils-me-rotten-/.193561|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Technoroid Overmind, High Card, Nijiyon, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, More Anime|last=Mateo|first=Alex|website=Anime News Network|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=January 4, 2023}}
A manga adaptation by Ageha Saotome was also serialized on the AlphaPolis service on January 5 to November 2, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-29/technoroid-overmind-anime-unveils-more-cast-manga-rescheduled-january-debut/.191350|title=Technoroid Overmind Anime Unveils More Cast, Manga, Rescheduled January Debut|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=October 29, 2022|access-date=October 29, 2022}} Its chapters were compiled into a single tankōbon volume on November 30, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/550216|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|access-date=December 9, 2023 |date=November 30, 2023|lang=ja}}
References
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External links
- [https://techno-roid.com/ Project official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.alphapolis.co.jp/manga/official/222000518|Official manga wbsite}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|anime|24952}}
{{Doga Kobo}}
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