AFTERLOST
Promotional art for the anime.
消滅都市
(Shōmetsu Toshi)
GenreThriller[1]
Game
Publisher
  • Wright Flyer Studios
  • GREE
PlatformMobile
ReleasedMay 2014
Anime television series
Directed byShigeyuki Miya
Written byShingo Irie
Music byKenji Kawai
StudioMadhouse
Licensed byFunimation
Original networkTokyo MX, ytv, BS11, AT-X
Original run April 7, 2019 – June 23, 2019
Episodes12

Afterlost (Japanese: 消滅都市, Hepburn: Shōmetsu Toshi, transl. "Annihilated City") (stylized as AFTERLOST) is a Japanese mobile game series. An anime television series adaptation by studio Madhouse aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019.

Plot

One day, a city suddenly disappears. Takuya, a courier who works alone, meets Yuki, a mysterious girl who is the sole survivor of the incident. After receiving a message from Yuki's father, who was thought to be missing, they head toward the disappeared city of Lost.

Takuya and Yuki, despite not knowing each other, must work together to survive and reach Lost. Opposing them are a mysterious organization who seeks to prevent them from knowing the truth.

Characters

Yuki (ユキ)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Lindsay Seidel (English)[2][3]
A girl with mysterious powers who is the sole survivor of the incident that destroyed the city of Lost. After receiving a message from her father, she and Takuya head for the city.
Takuya (タクヤ)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English)[2][3]
A man who works as a courier. Despite usually working alone, after meeting Yuki he works with her to reach Lost.
Akira (アキラ)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Orion Pitts (English)[2][3]
A man who has been taking care of Yuki and Souma since they were young. He went missing when Lost was destroyed.
Soma (ソウマ)
Voiced by: Ayaka Asai (Japanese); Mikaela Krantz (English)[4][3]
Yuki's younger brother, who went missing when Lost was destroyed.
Eiji (エイジ)
Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki (Japanese); Kyle Igneczi (English)[2][3]
The one who tasked Takuya with taking Yuki to Lost. He once worked alongside her father in researching parallel worlds.
Kikyo (キキョウ)
Voiced by: Aimi (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[2][3]
A researcher.
Geek (ギーク)
Voiced by: Taisuke Nishimura (Japanese); Tyson Rinehart (English)[2][3]
Takuya's childhood friend, who is a big fan of SPR5.
Yumiko (ユミコ)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Nakae (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)[2][3]
A detective and Takuya's colleague.
Kouta (コウタ)
Voiced by: Makoto Takahashi (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)[1][3]
A detective and Takuya's colleague.
Homura (ホムラ)
Voiced by: Haruka Shamoto (Japanese); Michelle Rojas (English)[1][3]
The ace of SPR5, who specializes in dancing and singing.
Nami (ナミ)
Voiced by: Emiri Iwai (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)[1][3]
The leader of SPR5, who once worked as a child actor.
Haruka (ハルカ)
Voiced by: Hina Suguta (Japanese); Amanda Gish (English)[1][3]
A member of SPR5, who does not show much emotion.
Rena (レナ)
Voiced by: Aguri Ōnishi (Japanese); Kasi Hollowell (English)[1][3]
The youngest member of SPR5, who is hardworking.
Yua (ユア)
Voiced by: Hikari Sonoyama (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)[1][3]
A member of SPR5; she looks the youngest, but her true age is unknown.
Ryōko (リョウコ)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[4] (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English)[3]
The daughter of a detective, who also works as a detective.
Tsubasa (ツバサ)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)[5]
Yoshiaki's older brother, who one day disappeared and formed the Phantom Thieves.
Yoshiaki (ヨシアキ)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English)[3]
A man who works as a magician, and is searching for his brother Tsubasa.
Suzuna (スズナ)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (Japanese); Brianna Roberts (English)[6][3]
An agent of a mysterious organization who is pursuing Yuki.
Rui (ルイ)
Voiced by: KENN[6] (Japanese); Howard Wang (English)[3]
A member of the Phantom Thieves; a trickster who uses knives.
Sumire (スミレ)
Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka[6] (Japanese); Macy Anne Johnson (English)[3]
A member of the Phantom Thieves, who wields a chainsaw.
Taiyō (タイヨウ)
Voiced by: Hidenori Takahashi[7] (Japanese); Mike McFarland (English)[3]
The head of Lacuna Chemicals.
Tsuki (ツキ)
Voiced by: Asami Imai[7] (Japanese); Lydia Mackay (English)[3]
A researcher at Lacuna Chemicals.
Yūji (ユウジ)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[8] (Japanese); Garret Storms (English)[3]
Ryōko's colleague.
Keigo (ケイゴ)
Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma[8] (Japanese); David Wald (English)[3]
A detective.
Syunpei (シュンペイ)
Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya[8] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English)[3]
Ryōko's subordinate.
Jack (ジャック)
Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka[9] (Japanese); Christopher Guerrero (English)[3]
A member of the Phantom Thieves, who uses bombs.
Kana (カナ)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[9] (Japanese); Margaret McDonald (English)
A member of the Phantom Thieves, who specializes in hacking and technology.
Kaibara (カイバラ)
Voiced by: Tesshō Genda[10] (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)
The head of the detective agency which Yumiko and Kota work for, who went missing when Lost was destroyed.
Daichi (ダイチ)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[10] (Japanese); Christopher Wehkemp (English)[3]
Yuki's father, who was researching parallel worlds at a research institute. He was believed to have gone missing when Lost was destroyed, but after receiving a message from him, Yuki and Takuya set out towards Lost.

Media

Game

Wright Flyer Studios and GREE launched the original mobile game in May 2014, and an update titled Shōmetsu Toshi 2 was released in November 2016.[2] As revealed in the live broadcast held on November 13, 2018, Shōmetsu Toshi 0., the third update to the game, will be available for download on the evening of the latest music concert to be held on November 25. A new mobile game, titled Shōmetsu Toshi Drama RPG MIX, is in production, as is an unspecified 3D project powered by Unreal Engine 4.[2]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 27, 2018.[2] The series was animated by Madhouse, directed by Shigeyuki Miya, and written by Shingo Irie.[1][2] Tomoyuki Shitaya designed the characters, while Satoshi Motoyama served as the series' sound director.[1] Kenji Kawai composed the series' music,[1] which was produced by Pony Canyon.[2] The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019 on Tokyo MX, ytv, BS11, and AT-X.[4][6] Mao Abe performed the series' opening theme song "Kotae". For the ending theme, Hanazawa performed a cover of "Swallowtail Butterfly ～Ai no Uta～" by Chara for the first two episodes and a cover of "Hello, Again ～Mukashi Kara Aru Basho～" by My Little Lover in episodes 8 and 12, while SPR5 performed "With Your Breath" in episodes 3–7, and then episodes 9–11.[11][12] The series ran for 12 episodes.[13] The anime has been licensed by Funimation, which premiered its simuldub on April 28, 2019.[14]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Lost"
Transcription: "Shōmetsu" (Japanese: 消滅)		April 7, 2019 (2019-04-07)
2"Sacrifice"
Transcription: "Gisei" (Japanese: 犠牲)		April 14, 2019 (2019-04-14)
3"Memory"
Transcription: "Kioku" (Japanese: 記憶)		April 21, 2019 (2019-04-21)
4"Suspicion"
Transcription: "Giwaku" (Japanese: 疑惑)		April 28, 2019 (2019-04-28)
5"Affection"
Transcription: "Jōai" (Japanese: 情愛)		May 5, 2019 (2019-05-05)
6"Parting Ways"
Transcription: "Ketsubetsu" (Japanese: 訣別)		May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12)
7"Regret"
Transcription: "Kōkai" (Japanese: 後悔)		May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19)
8"Choice"
Transcription: "Sentaku" (Japanese: 選択)		May 26, 2019 (2019-05-26)
9"Fate"
Transcription: "Unmei" (Japanese: 運命)		June 2, 2019 (2019-06-02)
10"Decision"
Transcription: "Ketsudan" (Japanese: 決断)		June 9, 2019 (2019-06-09)
11"Trust"
Transcription: "Shinrai" (Japanese: 信頼)		June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16)
12"Future"
Transcription: "Mirai" (Japanese: 未来)		June 23, 2019 (2019-06-23)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Loo, Egan (August 9, 2018). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime's Teaser Reveals More Cast, Staff, Kenji Kawai's Music". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 27, 2018). "Shōmetsu Toshi Smartphone Game Gets TV Anime at Madhouse (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "[MASTER THREAD] AFTERLOST Dub Cast". Funimation. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 28, 2018). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals More Cast, 4th Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Sherman, Jennifer (October 29, 2018). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals More Cast, 5th Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sherman, Jennifer (December 26, 2018). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, Cast, April Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 7, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals 7th Visual, 2 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  8. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 21, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  9. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 28, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members, April 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
  10. 1 2 Loo, Egan (March 21, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime Casts Tesshō Genda, Kenjiro Tsuda". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  11. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (January 22, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime's Opening Video Previews Mao Abe Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 20, 2019). "Female Idol Unit SPR5 Perform Ending Theme for Shōmetsu Toshi Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  13. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 25, 2019). "Shōmetsu Toshi Anime to Have 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Spring 2019 Will Warm You Up!". www.funimation.com. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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