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<i>Takt Op</i>

Takt Op

Japanese media franchise


Takt Op (Japanese: タクトオーパス, Hepburn: Takuto Ōpasu, stylized as takt op. or {tákt: op.})[lower-alpha 1] is a mixed-media project about classical music produced by Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA. An anime television series by MAPPA and Madhouse titled Takt Op. Destiny aired from October to December 2021. A mobile game developed by Game Studio titled Takt Op. Symphony was released in June 2023.

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Plot

Takt Op is set in the year 2047, a future world where music cannot be played freely because it attracts monsters called "D2s".[lower-alpha 2] These monsters were produced by a black meteorite containing Black Night Siderites which fell from the sky years ago. They hate the music produced by humans and are drawn to the music source and attempt to destroy it, as it is the only thing that can hurt and kill them. To combat the D2s, the Symphonica International Organization and the Musicarts combine their powers to defend the cities from D2s.

Characters

Main

Takt Asahina (朝雛タクト, Asahina Takuto)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[3] (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht[4] (English)
A Conductor who makes a pact with Destiny. He prioritizes music over everything. He generally appears lazy and unfriendly, but he is obsessed with music and has outstanding piano skills. His father was Kenji Asahina, a famous conductor who was killed 10 years ago by the D2s. Takt's right arm has the ability to become a powerful weapon which can transform into a conductor's baton and directs Destiny to fight the D2s.
Destiny (運命, Unmei)
A Musicart born from Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven), whose resides in the Schneider sisters as her vessel. She serves as Takt's main partner.
Cosette Schneider (コゼット・シュナイダー, Kozetto Shunaidā)
Voiced by: Shion Wakayama[5] (Japanese); Emi Lo[4] (English)
Destiny's first vessel. She was once the human named Cosette Schneider, the younger sister of Anna and Takt's childhood friend, who became a Musicart connected with Takt after she died protecting him from the D2s. Due to her unnatural process of becoming a Musicart, Destiny's condition is deemed unstable and she has no memory of being Cosette. She uses a vast amount of energy combatting D2s and must consume calories to recharge herself and is especially attracted to sweets and cakes.
Anna Schneider (アンナ・シュナイダー, Anna Shunaidā)
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[5] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[4] (English)
Takt's childhood friend and the older sister of Cosette—now Destiny. She takes the two of them on a journey to New York on a quest to rectify Destiny's unstable condition. Following Destiny Cosette's disappearance in the anime finale, she became the inheritor of Destiny's musicart identity and its second vessel and joined New York Symphonica as both a Conductor and a Musicart, though unlike her sister, she still retains her memories as her personality with Destiny's is fused.

New York Symphonica

Sagan (ザーガン, Zāgan)
Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa[5] (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp[6] (English)
Chief Executive Officer of New York Symphonica, an organization which aims to annihilate D2. He also serves as the Grand Maestro (GM).
Felix Schindler (シントラー, Shintorā)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[5] (Japanese); Jeff Swearingen (English)
A conductor and former Head Commander of New York Symphonica under the Grand Maestro Sagan. He dislikes music because it appeals to the emotions and he pursues his own agenda to gain power and control.
Leonard Flyheart (レナード・フライハート, Reonādo Furaihāto)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[5] (Japanese); Reagan Murdock[7] (English)
Leonard, or mostly referred as Lenny, is a conductor with the New York Symphonica who rides a motorcycle and travels with the Musicart Titan. He and Titan help Takt adjust his new life as Conductor. It is revealed that he was a pupil to Kenji Asahina, whose death become a reason for him to fight the D2s.
Charlotte Schneider (シャルロッテ・シュナイダー, Sharurotte Shunaidā)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[8] (Japanese); Michelle Rojas[9] (English)
Nicknamed Lotte, Charlotte is the older sister of Anna and Cosette who works for New York Symphonica on its Department of Technology Advancement. She lives with their parents in New York and is confined to a wheelchair.

Musicart

Titan (タイタン, 巨人(), Taitan)
Voiced by: Miku Itō[5] (Japanese); Natalie Hoover[7] (English)
A Musicart born from Symphony No. 1 (Mahler) who travels with Lenny. She is carefree and sometimes explains things with onomatopoeia, but shows serious attitude on some occasions.
Tengoku (Heaven) (天国, Tengoku)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[5] (Japanese); Celeste Perez (English)
A Musicart who belongs to New York Symphonica and is paired with the Conductor Grand Maestro Sagan. She uses an umbrella-shaped device which can be used for defense or as a weapon to fire powerful blasts at her enemies.
Jigoku (Hell) (地獄, Jigoku)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[5] (Japanese); Marti Etheridge (English)
A Musicart with the New York Symphonica and who has made a pact with Schindler and acts as his protector. She possesses a tuning fork which can emit a tone that gives her the ability to control D2s. Her primary weapons are her feet which she can transform into spinning discs with destructive power.
Valkyrie (Walküre) (ワルキューレ, Warukyūre)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (Japanese); Lexi Nieto (English)
A Musicart not assigned to a specific Conductor and following her dismissal by Schindler she acts independently. She is born from Die Walküre and her primary weapons are a sword and shield which she can throw like a spinning disc.
Orpheus (地獄のオルフェ, Jigoku no orufe)
Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese); Brina Palencia (English)
A mysterious Musicart who appears following the fusion of Tengoku and Jigoku. The character is based on Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld.

Media

Video game

On March 26, 2021, Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA announced the Takt Op. project, which consists of a mobile game and anime series. The game, titled Takt Op. Unmei wa Akaki Senritsu no Machi o (takt op. 運命は真紅き旋律の街を, "Takt Op. Destiny in the City of Crimson Melody"), is developed by Game Studio.[10] It was initially scheduled to be released in 2021, but was delayed to 2022, and then to June 28, 2023.[11][12] The game was released in English in late 2023, under the title Takt Op. Symphony, with a beta test taking place in April.[13]

The game ended service on April 9, 2024.[14]

Anime

An anime series was announced as part of the project. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by MAPPA and Madhouse titled Takt Op. Destiny (stylized as takt op.Destiny). The series is directed by Yūki Itō, with Kiyoko Yoshimura handling the series' scripts, and Yoshihiro Ike composing the music. LAM provided the original character designs, and Reiko Nagasawa adapted those designs for the anime series. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2021, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.[3] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[15] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania minus Australia and New Zealand.[16] The company also licensed the anime to Aniplus Asia for TV airings.[17] The opening theme is "takt" by Ryo from Supercell featuring vocals from Mafumafu and gaku, while the ending theme is "Symphonia" by Mika Nakashima.[5]

On April 22, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which premiered the following day.[4]

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Manga

A manga adaptation of Takt Op. Destiny, illustrated by Kino, began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on August 26, 2022.[21] Titled Takt Op. Destiny: Haruka Tsuioku no Anna – Harmony of Hope, the story is told from the viewpoint of the character Anna Schneider.[22]

A prequel manga based on Takt Op. Symphony, written by Aya Takaha and illustrated by Ika Nakaya, began serialization on Media Factory's Comic Alive+ manga website on July 27, 2023. Titled Takt Op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte!, the series follows the first Musicart "Ode to Joy".[23]

Takt Op. Destiny: Haruka Tsuioku no Anna – Harmony of Hope

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Takt Op. Bara no Dangan (Kuchidzuke) de Utte!

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Notes

  1. "Op." is an abbreviation for Opus number, the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition.
  2. Stands for "Despair Dolls"[2]
  3. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  4. This episode aired at 12:10 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.

References

  1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 27, 2021). "takt:op Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, October 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. Hazra, Adriana (April 24, 2022). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast for takt op. Destiny Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. Loo, Egan (September 5, 2021). "takt:op Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Info". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. "シャルロッテ・シュナイダー | Character(キャラクター)". TVアニメ『takt op.Destiny』公式サイト(タクトオーパス) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-12-01.
  5. "takt op. game Main website". ゲーム『takt op. 運命は真紅き旋律の街を』公式サイト(タクトオーパス). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 11, 2023). "takt op. Symphony Smartphone Game Launches in Japan on June 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  7. Cayanan, Joanna (April 13, 2023). "takt op. Smartphone Game's English Version to Launch This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  8. 運営プロデューサーレター(2024/2/8). Takt Op. Symphony official website (in Japanese). February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  9. "Sutōrī(各話あらすじ) | Terebi Anime "Takuto Ōpasu.Desutinī" Kōshiki Saito (Takuto Ōpasu.)" STORY(各話あらすじ) | TVアニメ『takt op.Destiny』公式サイト(タクトオーパス) [Story (Synopsis of Each Story) | TV Anime "takt op.Destiny" Official Website (takt op.)]. anime.takt-op.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. "takt op.Destiny - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  11. "On'ea (Hōsō Jōhō) | Terebi Anime "Takuto Ōpasu.Desutinī" Kōshiki Saito (Takuto Ōpasu.)" ONAIR(放送情報) | TVアニメ『takt op.Destiny』公式サイト(タクトオーパス) [On Air (Broadcast Information) | TV Anime "takt op.Destiny" Official Website (takt op.)]. anime.takt-op.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  12. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 4, 2022). "takt op. Destiny Anime Gets Manga on August 26". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  13. Mateo, Alex (July 24, 2023). "takt op. Project Gets New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  14. takt op. 薔薇の弾丸で撃て!1 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

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