The New Anime Series ‘Coppelion’ Premieres Wednesday, October 2nd!

It’s that time of year again, fall anime season! Time to check out the new lineup and see what will get us hooked. Now with most anime shows, you have to wait a week or so to get the newest episode unless it is simulcast. Well, you are in luck! VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, just announced an online simulcast premiere (in Japanese with English subtitles) of the new sci-fi anime action series, COPPELION on VIZAnime.com (for free), as well as Hulu and Hulu Plus. The special deal with this premiere is that it will be airing October 2nd, the same day as it is broadcast in Japan! New episodes will be available for streaming domestically every Wednesday.

Coppelion is based on the popular manga series (of the same name) created by Tomonori Inoue and it has been ongoing in Japan since 2008. Charlene Ingram, Senior Marketing Manger for Animation, explained a little bit about the series by saying, “Ibara, Aoi and Taeko are a breed of genetically engineered beings known as the Coppelion who embark on often dangerous missions to restore hope and rescue people from the forsaken city. Plenty of action and unique characters are in store as the girls slowly uncover the Old Capital’s dark secrets!” Sounds cool to me! Also, who could turn down girls kicking-ass, and rocking short school girls skirts (a staple in anime) while in action? A further description of the show was laid out by VIZ Media saying:

            COPPELION takes place in the not-so-distant future as a catastrophic

            event has turned the old capital of Japan into a wasteland, forever

            changing the lives of its people. Decades later, three schoolgirls set

            foot into the now forsaken city. They are the Coppelion, genetically

            engineered humans created by the Japan Ground Self-Defense

            Forces to operate under the lethal conditions of the contaminated

            city. Trained since birth, the girls must use all of their skills and

            resources to carry out their one and only mission: to rescue those

            left behind.

The trailer looks pretty action packed and the anime style looks good. You do not see many more people besides the three girls but I like their look. The de-saturation seems like it will work well with the post-apocalyptic world. The trailer did its job; I am curious and will definitely check out this show. Make sure to watch the premiere for free and check back later to get my initial impression of the show!

For more information on COPPELION and other animated titles from VIZ Media please visit www.VIZAnime.com.