Milky☆Subway: Meet Yukari Tamura in the Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Cast!
Discover Tamura's exciting debut as idol Minami Minase in this upcoming anime—don't miss the premiere this Thursday!
Exciting News: Yukari Tamura Voices Minami Minase in New Space Anime
Tamura also stars as the famous idol Minami Minase in an upcoming anime premiering this Thursday.
New Sequel to Popular CG Anime
The official Twitter account of animator Yōhei Kameyama announced that Yukari Tamura will lend her voice to Minami Minase, a well-known idol, in the upcoming anime Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express. This series is a sequel to his previous CG short, Milky☆Highway.
The staff shared a video featuring the anime's insert song, "Tokimeki★Meteostrike,” performed by Minami Minase, voiced by Tamura.
Premiere Details
- Date: July 3
- Time: 9:54 p.m. JST
- Channel: Tokyo MX
- Streaming: Simultaneous on YouTube
The series will also feature dubbed versions in multiple languages, including English, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, French, Hindi, and Russian, available on YouTube.
About the Story
The English website describes the plot:
Superhuman Chiharu and cyborg Makina get arrested for breaking space traffic laws. They are assigned to clean up the interplanetary train, the Milky☆Subway, as community service. What should have been a simple task turns into chaos when the train suddenly takes off into deep space! The crew must navigate the chaos onboard in this spectacular space-train adventure powered by pure momentum.
Creative Team & Cast
Kameyama returns as director, writer, and producer, handling most of the work himself. The sequel features:
- Momoko Terasawa as Chiharu
- Anna Nagase as Makina
Additional cast includes:
- Hisako Kanemoto as Akane
- Mikako Komatsu as Ryōko
- Kōki Uchiyama as Kurt
- Makoto Koichi as Kanata
- Yoshitaka Yamaya as Max
Theme Song & Background
The theme song is "Gingakei Made Tonde Ike!" (Fly to the Galaxy!), originally released in 1977 by the girl group Candies.
Kameyama previously released the original Milky☆Highway short in 2022 as his graduation project from Kadokawa's Vantan Game Academy CG Animator program. The original and its English-subtitled version have amassed over 6.75 million views.
Voice actors for the original short included Mizuki Fumitsuki as Chiharu and Kana Kobayashi as Makina.
Final Notes
This new series promises a fun and chaotic space adventure with a talented cast and nostalgic theme song. Fans can look forward to the premiere on July 3 and enjoy the series in multiple languages on YouTube.
Sources:
- Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express anime's Twitter account
- Natalie.mu
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