The official website of the Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) anime series announced a new anime film on Friday. The film, titled Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi, will premiere in 2021. The website also revealed staff members, a key visual (pictured), and trailer.

The film will feature contents different from the original manga by Tsutomu Nihei with a new story. Nihei is supervising the film. Cast members are reprising from the previous anime installments.

Staff
Chief Director: Hiroyuki Seshita (Ajin)
Director: Tadahiro Yoshihira (Kuutei Dragons)
Script: Sadayuki Murai (Sidonia no Kishi), Tetsuya Yamada (Godzilla: Kaijuu Wakusei)
Animation Director: Reiji Nagazono (Blame! Movie)
CG Supervision: Takuma Ishibashi (Human Lost: Ningen Shikkaku), Masayuki Uemoto (Godzilla trilogy)
Art Director: Mitsunori Kataama (Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki), Mitsuo Yoshino (Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari assistant art director)
Color Design: Hironori Noji (Nami yo Kiitekure)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System trilogy)
Music: Shuji Katayama (Youjo Senki)
Music Production: King Records
Production Design: Naoya Tanaka (Levius)
Distribution: KlockWorx
Studio: Polygon Pictures

J-pop band CAPSULE will perform the theme and insert songs. The trailer previews the insert song "Utsusemi." Music producer Yasutaka Nakata wrote and composed the songs.

Sidonia no Kishi was first adapted into a 12-episode television anime in Spring 2014, which was followed by a second season the following Spring. A compilation film of the first season featuring new scenes opened in Japan in March 2015. Netflix streamed the anime seasons after they finished airing in Japan.

The sci-fi space action manga ran in Afternoon magazine from April 2009 to September 2015. Kodansha compiled the manga in 15 volumes. Vertical published all 15 volumes in English between February 2013 and April 2016.

Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime series in North America and released the first season in June 2015 and the second season including the film in November 2016.

Trailer


Official site: https://sidonia-anime.jp/
Official Twitter: @SIDONIA_anime

Source: Comic Natalie

Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi on MAL