KyoAni's Sparks of Tomorrow Reveals Trailer, 2026 Premiere
Kyoto Animation's previously announced Sparks of Tomorrow (Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku) anime adaptation revealed a trailer, visual, staff details and 2026 premiere date. The anime was announced in 2018.
Yuma Uchida and Sora Amamiya are voicing the main duo in the Sparks of Tomorrow anime, Kihachi Sakamoto and Inako Momokawa respectively.
The staff includes:
- Director: Minoru Ota
- Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
- Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Kohei Okamura
- Worldview Setting: Takaaki Suzuki
- Music: Hitomi Koto
In 2021, the anime was featured in KyoAni's "Moving Towards the Future" video, directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, alongside other Meiji era imagery:
The anime will adapt the Nijuuseiki Denki Mokuroku (20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku or 20th Century Electricity Catalog) novel, written by Hiro Yuki and illustrated by Kazumi Ikeda, which won an honorable mention in the full-length novel category at the 8th Kyoto Animation Awards in 2017. After the arson attack in 2019, the status of the project became unknown.
The official synopsis for Sparks of Tomorrow anime is as follows:
A Tale of Adventure for Boys and Girls Who Dreamed of the Age of Electricity in a World Shrouded in Smoke!
──This was a little while ago. Kyoto in the early 20th century, having evolved differently from the history we know today. In a world where only steam engines had advanced, the city was shrouded in smoke.
A boy who lost his brother, with whom he had dreamed of the "Age of Electricity," and now lives with deep suspicion.
A girl who keeps her dreams for the future and her regrets for her deceased mother hidden in her heart, now living a devout life.
The boy and girl meet while seeking the secret of the "20th Century Electrical Catalog," which depicted their dreams.
Surpass who you are now and break through the dreams you once had──!
This is the story of <regeneration>.
Source: Official Website
© Hiro Yuki, Kyoto Animation /Sparks of Tomorrow Production Committee
