The icy apocalypse has an arrival date. The anime adaptation of the sci-fi manga Snowball Earth has confirmed its premiere for April 2026 through the Nippon TV network. The announcement was accompanied by a first promotional video that shows for the first time animated scenes, a key visual and the reveal of the main cast and the full staff.
The trailer features the shy Tetsuo and his robot companion Yukio facing a decisive space battle. However, after returning to Earth after a long cryogenic sleep (cold sleep), Tetsuo wakes up on a transformed planet: Earth is completely covered in snow and ice, and the galactic monsters he fought in space now roam the surface. Why did the Earth freeze? Tetsuo must find out.
Voice cast
The protagonists of this mecha adventure will be played by:
- Takuto Yoshinaga (Arato Endo in Beatless) as Tetsuo Yabusame
- Daisuke Hirakawa (Frankenstein in Noblesse, Noriaki Kakyoin in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) as the robot Yukio.
- Ami Koshimizu (Kallen Stadtfeld in Code Geass) as Ao Nogi
- Konomi Tamura (Isana in Insomniacs After School) as Hagane Takimura
High-level production team
The series is directed by Munehisa Sakai (Zombieland Saga) at Studio KAI. The composition of the series is the work of Shigeru Murakoshi (Ninja Kamui) and the character design is by Toshiya Kouno. A luxury musical team composed of Tatsuya Katou, Hiroaki Tsutsumi and Kanesaka Yuk stands out.
Based on Tsujitsugu's manga serialized in Gekkan! Spirits since 2021, the work promises large-scale battles between giant robots and monsters.
