Deca-Dence

*Disambiguation: for the 3000m high fortress built to counter the Gadoll, see Deca-dence.*

## Information

### Episodes:

12

***Deca-Dence*** (Japanese: デカダンス, Hepburn: *Dekadansu*) is an original anime television series produced and animated by NUT. The series premiered in July 2020.

A brand new original TV animation project from the up-and-coming and talented animation studio NUT that brought the megahit “The Saga of Tanya the Evil” series to both the TV screen and the silver screen is now finally on the move! Bringing together an all-star staff of creators and artists, this gut-wrenching Sci-Fi action epic depicted on an astounding scale will reunite the golden duo of world-renowned director Tachikawa Yuzuru (10 billion-yen international blockbuster “Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer”, his self-penned “Death Parade” etc.) and scriptwriter Hiroshi Seko (“Banana Fish”, “Vinland Saga” etc.) who worked together on the popular TV animation adaptation of “Mob Psycho 100.”

### *Setting*

In the latter part of the 2400s, air pollution reached lethal levels. As humanity hurtled toward extinction, they were also threatened by the emergence of life forms known as Gadoll causing the destruction of 90% of the world's population. Large corporations developed cyborgs to carry out human functions, but the cyborgs eventually began to outnumber humans and the Solid Quake corporation acquired rights to manage humanity. The company created a giant dome on the Eurasian continent in which they installed a colossal entertainment facility called Deca-dence, with its own independent all-governing system to make all decisions. The cyborg citizens could then safely experience adventure as human avatars at Deca-dence without the risk of real injury.

### *Plot*

In the fortress city of Deca-dence, the lowly Tanker girl, Natsume, dreams of becoming a Gear warrior following her father's death during a Gadoll attack. She is assigned to a maintenance team led by Kaburagi whom she discovers is more than he appears. Kaburagi has a secret role in eliminating "bugs", humans who threaten Solid Quake's operations. When Kaburagi discovers that Natsume is listed as dead in the company database, he decides to keep her under observation and offers to train her to fight.

### **Cast**

#### Japanese Cast

* Katsuyuki Konishi as Kaburagi
* Tomori Kusunoki as Natsume
* Eiji Takeuchi as Fennel
* Eri Kitamura as Kurenai
* Kousuke Toriumi as Minato
* Mei Shibata as Fei
* Yoshino Aoyama as Linmei
* Eri Kitamura as Pipe
* Rikiya Koyama as Donatello
* Takehito Koyasu as Hugin
* Yutaka Aoyama as Turkey
* Taito Ban as Mikey
* Kotono Mitsuishi as Munin
* Michiyo Murase as Jill
* Yuuji Ueda as Sarkozy

#### English Cast

* Trina Nishimura as Natsume
* Gabe Kunda as Kaburagi
* Morgan Lauré as Kurenai
* Barry Yandell as Hugin
* Kimberly Grace as Pipe

### **Staff**

#### Japanese Staff

* **Director:** Tachikawa Yuzuru
* **Story Editor:** Hiroshi Seko
* **Character Design:** Shinichi Kurita
* **Character Concept Design:** pomodorosa
* **Cyborg Design:** Kiyotaka Oshiyama (Studio DURIAN)
* **DECA-DENCE Design:** Hiromatsu Shu
* **Gadoll Design:** Satoshi Matsuura
* **Sub Character Design:** Hiromi Taniguchi, Ai Ogata
* **Battle Concept Design:** Tetsuya Masuda
* **Prop Design:** Fuminori Tsukita, Hiyori Denforword Akishino (Aki Production)
* **Visual Concept:** Izumi Murakami
* **Art Director:** Takashi Ichikura
* **Color Design:** Chiho Nakamura
* **Photography Director:** Masashi Uoyama
* **3DCG Director:** Masato Takahashi
* **Editor:** Yumi Jinguji
* **Music:** Masahiro Tokuda
* **Sound Director:** Fumiyuki Goh

#### English Dub Staff

* **ADR Director:** Jeremy Inman
* **Sound Engineer:** Paul Cline
* **Mix:** Nathanael Harrison, CAS
* **Writer:** Jarrod Greene

### Artists Comment

**Opening Theme Song Artist: Konomi Suzuki**

This story is so cool, with the characters striving to live their life with a strong will of their own despite the harsh conditions they are placed in. This Opening Theme "Theater of Life" is all about the determination to take control of one’s own life, and about the moment of sensation in a life full of sweat. The song makes you feel like taking a big step forward in your life, and I am excited to loot for those characters with this cheering song!

**Ending Theme Song Artist: Kashitarou Itou**

Ever since I was handed the early version of the storyboard and read it carefully, the plot of the story has hooked me so deeply and fascinated me so much. I think I was able to express things which are common in both the feelings of the characters in the story and some thoughts that have always been on my mind. I think this song adds some spice to the animation, so please enjoy until the end roll is all up.

### Creators Comment

**Director: Tachikawa Yuzuru**

It has been quite a while since I was last involved in an Original TV Animation Series! I have come to the mid-career point in my career as an Animation Director, but I am so excited to tackle this untried genre. For sure now, my hands are still full of cuts that I do not know how to go through with :-) "DECA-DENSE" is full of highlights, the drama unfolding in a world that is larger than life, not to mention the fights against big monsters and a gigantic moving fortress, too!! And this being an original story, there is so much more that I cannot yet tell you at this moment. Please follow the story and the drama to the very end! Thank you in advance for your support!!

**Producer: Tsunoki (NUT)**

It was while I was working on "The Saga of Tanya the Evil" TV series that we started talking about perhaps making an original story animation series with Director Tachikawa and KADOKAWA'S Producer Tanaka, and that, I think, was the very beginning of this project. Since this story was an original, we spent so much time going back and forth to build up the entire worldview of this drama, little by little with the help and support of various crew and staff members, and before you knew it, the project had become such a monster... How could it ever become this way? This animation series is the first original project from our studio "NUT", which I produced with our very reliable staff and crew. Hope that everyone watching this would enjoy!!

### **Concept Art**

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### **Key Visuals**

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### **Promotional Video**

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### **External Links**

* Official Website (Japanese)
* Official Website (English)
* Official Twitter
* *Deca-Dence* Anime on Anime News Network
* *Deca-Dence* on Wikipedia