Original Anime, Back Arrow Premieres in January 2021; Two Cours

Back Arrow is an original anime that is scheduled for release in 2021. The anime teases a setting where walls surround a city.


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A lot of anime fans will get Attack on Titan / The Promised Neverland vibes here; however, the danger outside the walls has not been specified yet.

Several mecha designs have also been revealed for the upcoming anime. A lot of things are going on together, and the actual plot will get clearer as we reach closer to the release date.

The official website of Back Arrow has announced that the anime will consist of two cours. The first cour will be released in January 2021. A new key visual is also released.

Original Anime, Back Arrow Premieres in January 2021; Two Cours
Back Arrow | Source: Fandom

The key visual shows the main protagonist of the anime, Back Arrow. He is shown with a mecha called Briheight. Briheight is the mecha that Back Arrow can manifest into if he has the conviction to do so.

Some of the other mechas that have been introduced are named Ryuju, Shadoh, and Gigan. Hidetaka Tenjin has designed the mechas.

The anime’s cast includes:

CharacterCastOther Works
Back ArrowKaji YuukiEren Yeager
Atlee ArielAya SuzukiKaede Kayano (Assassination Classroom)
Elsha LeanAri OzawaHina Hikawa (BanG Dream)
Bit NamitalKensho OnoTetsuya Kuroko (Kuroko’s Basketball)
Kai RhodanRyotaro OkiayuByakuya ( Bleach)
Shu BiTomokazu SekiSuneo (Doraemon)
Original Anime, Back Arrow Premieres in January 2021; Two Cours
Back Arrow | Source: Fandom

Studio VOLN is animating the Back Clover anime. The staff for the series includes:

PositionStaffOther Works
DirectorGoro TaniguchiCode Geass
WriterKazuki NakashimaKill La Kill
Chief Animation DirectorToshiyuki KannoBackBloodd Brothers
Music CompositionKōhei TanakaOne Piece

About Back Arrow

Back Arrow is an original anime series that will be released in 2021. It is written by Kazuki Nakashima and animated by Studio VOLN.

Ringarindo is a land that is surrounded by a wall. These walls supposedly nourish the land. A mysterious man named Back Arrow arrives at the edge of the wall with no memory other than that he came from beyond the wall.

He ventures outside and gets involved in a struggle where he can lose himself.

Source: Official Website of Back Arrow

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