NiziU to perform theme song for "Tower of God - Prince's Return" anime, airing from July 2024.
March/23/2024 18:26
9-member girls group NiziU, currently dominating the music scene, will be in charge of the theme song for the anime "Tower of God - Prince's Return," which will be broadcast from July. The TV anime "Tower of God," based on the popular webtoon "Tower of God" (author SIU / serialized in "LINE Manga"), will be broadcast from July 2024, along with a special movie announcement at "Anime New York City (ANYC)" being held in New York, USA. The popular "Prince's Return" and "Workshop Battle" from the original work will be broadcast as a TV anime in July 2024, and three new pieces of information were announced at the Bandai Namco Group stage at AnimeJapan 2024 on March 23. Among them, it was announced that NiziU will be in charge of the opening theme / ending theme for the second season of "Tower of God - Prince's Return." In the first season, the theme song was performed by Stray Kids, and for the second season, NiziU, who made their Korean debut and established popularity at home and abroad, will take on this important role. Member MAYA said, "I'm really happy to be entrusted with this," and RIKU said with a smile, "We are preparing a song that will liven up the work, so please look forward to it!" The song that has been completed will be released at a later date. (C) Tower of God 2 Animation Partners ■ Work information "Tower of God" Second season will start broadcasting on TOKYO MX, BS Nippon Television, and others from July [Cast] Ju Viore Grace: Taichi Ichikawa Wangno Naru: Yuma Uchida Renrika: Sayumi Watanabe Rahel: Saori Hayami Kana: Yu Shimamura Mana: Saki Miyashita Torosuke: Kenichiro Matsuda Arkraubta: Kento Shiraishi Prince: Kengo Kawanishi [Staff] Original: SIU ("LINE Manga" serialization) Chief Director: Kazuyoshi Takeuchi Director: Kei Suzuki Series composition: Erika Yoshida Screenplay: Erika Yoshida, Takefumi Miyamoto, Takashi Yoshizaki Character design: Miho Tano, Seigo Kitazawa, Takemitsu Kashima Chief animation director: Seigo Kitazawa Art director: Yusuke Ikeda Art setting: Akihiro Hirasawa Color design: Rieko Sekine Director of photography: Anna Tomizaki (Animo Caramel) Editing: Yukie Oikawa Sound director: Takayuki Yamaguchi Music: Kevin Penkin Opening theme / ending theme: NiziU (Sony Music Labels) Production: Answer Studio Produce: SOLA ENTERTAINMENT ■ Related links "Tower of God" official site
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