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From the fall anime “Rumble Garanndoll”, the outline and sneak peek of episode 2 “I Want to Believe in You (Somehow)!” (began broadcasting on Monday, October 18, 2021), have been revealed.

“Rumble Garanndoll” is an original TV anime that begins with the story, where Japan in 2019, just before the dawn of a new era, is invaded by the military of a parallel world “Shinkoku Nippon”, which suddenly appears from a rift to another dimension. The nation keeps the former militarism with its era being Eternal Showa.
After 10 years, “Genkoku Nippon” is established as a tributary nation of Shinkoku. Due to the strict censorship, the subculture such as manga, anime, and idols, which used to be flourishing, has become a thing of the past there… It seemed. However, a secret organization “Akihabara” exists to combat Shinkoku to protect such a subculture. The story follows “Garanndoll”, the core weapon of the secret organization “Akihabara”, and “Battery Girls” that keeps combating with Shinkoku as a power source of the weapon.

Episode 2 is titled “I Want to Believe in You (Somehow)!”.
After being driven out of Shinjuku, Hosomichi and others have escaped to Akihabara. The hideout of an anti-government organization “Arahabaki” seems to be based here.
Hosomichi is invited to the headquarters of the hideout, admitted as perfect manpower for a pilot, and hired before he knows.

Even though he is unwilling to be a pilot there, he thinks of it as his job to repay his debts. Then, he tries reaching Rin, who will be his partner……

Episode 2 “I Want to Believe in You (Somehow)!” of “Rumble Garanndoll” began broadcasting from October 18 on TOKYO MX, etc.

－Broadcast / Streaming Information－
Began broadcasting on Monday, October 11, 2021!
AT-X | Every Monday at 11:00 PM, Starting on October 11
*Repeat Broadcast | Every Wednesday at 11:00 AM, Every Friday at 5:00 PM
TOKYO MX | Every Tuesday at 12:00 AM, Starting on October 12
Yomiuri TV | Every Tuesday at 1:59 AM, Starting on October 12
BS11 | Every Tuesday at 12:00 AM, Starting on October 12
*Please kindly note in advance that the broadcast schedule is subject to change.

－Staff－
Original Creator: Garando
Director: Ando Masaomi
Series Composition: Uezu Makoto
Original Character Design: Watanabe Akio
Garanndoll Design / Mechanical Design: Hirose Tomohito
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Kurosawa Keiko
Assistant Director: Nishoji Yoshihito
Prop Design: Moriki Yasuhiro, KntC
3DCG: Larx Entertainment
CG Director: Kato Daisuke
Background Art: KUSANAGI
Art Director: Honda Kohei
Art Setting: Iwasawa Midori, Sue Nobuhito
Color Design: Kaguchi Taro
Director of Photography: Kunii Tomoyuki
Editing: Ito Rie (Morita Editing Room)
Music: Shirato Yusuke
Sound Director: Iida Satoki
Sound Effects: Furuya Yuji
Music Production: Lantis
Production: EGG FIRM
Animation Producer: Higa Yuji
Animation Production: Lerche
Production: “Rumble Garanndoll” Production Committee

－Cast－
Kudo Hosomichi: Yamashita Seiichiro
Akagi Rin: Fairouz Ai
Aoba Yuki: Suzuki Aina
Kuroki Misa: Izawa Shiori
Shinonome Akatsuki: Terashima Takuma
Makami Hayate: Hidaka Rina
Sashigami Musashi: Fujii Yukiyo
Kamizuru Yakumo: Shimoji Shino
Balzac Yamada: Sugita Tomokazu
Kagurazaka Mimi: Toyosaki Ai
Munakata Anju: Fukuchi Takemitsu
Ukai: Matsuda Kenichiro
Megane: Mizushima Takashiro
Cap: Hayama Shota
Pocha: Kaneko Hayato
Tanaka Nastassja: ???

(C)Garando / “Rumble Garanndoll” Production Committee