Vertex Force Original Anime – October Debut, Main Staff, Teaser Video
The official site for Vertex Force—an original TV series from Strike Witches and Vividred Operation director Kazuhiro Takamura—has revealed that the show will premiere in October. The announcement also unveiled the core staff, a teaser visual, and a short promotional video.
The first character revealed is Haruka Tōdō, a 16‑year‑old high‑school student from Okinawa. She’s portrayed as innocent but physically strong.
Key Staff
- Kazuhiro Takamura – Director, character designer (SMDE)
- Gorō Kuji – Assistant director (known for Chained Soldier, Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise)
- Kanetake Ebikawa – “Engine designer” (mechanical design on Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Gundam: The Witch From Mercury)
- JNTHED – “ENIA design” (worked on Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, 2022 Urusei Yatsura)
- Masashi Suzuki – Series script supervisor (co‑writer of Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King, Jack‑of‑All‑Trades, Party of None)
- Masahito Onoda – Chief animation director (credited on Brave Witches, Strike Witches: Road to Berlin)
- Nobuaki Nobusawa – Music composer (Clevatess, Astra Lost in Space)
Additional Crew
- CG Director – Hiroyuki Tadokoro
- Modeling Director – Zhang Peng Jian
- Color Design – Mineyo Ōnishi
- Art Director – Ryōka Kinoshita
- Art Setting – Toshiki Amata
- Director of Photography – Masahiko Yagi
- Editor – Akinori Mishima
- Sound Director – Tomohiro Yoshida
- Sound Production – dugout
Creator’s Note
When Vertex Force was first announced, Takamura said the project reflects his personal passions: cute girls, cool mecha, and anime in general. He promised an original series that “crams in everything he loves.”
Sources: Vertex Force official website, Comic Natalie
