{"id":163823,"date":"2026-07-24T03:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=163823"},"modified":"2026-07-26T10:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:29:51","slug":"vertex-force-drops-main-trailer-key-visual-ahead-of-october-3-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/vertex-force-drops-main-trailer-key-visual-ahead-of-october-3-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertex Force Drops Main Trailer, Key Visual Ahead of October 3 Start"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A main trailer and key <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/20\/vertex-force-original-anime-to-begin-in-2026\/\">visual<\/a> have been released for the upcoming original anime <a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/05\/08\/original-anime-vertex-force-gets-teaser-trailer-october-start\/\"><em>Vertex Force<\/em><\/a>, which now has an October 3 broadcast start date. The visual features the tagline, &#8220;The summer break to safeguard Earth begins.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30aa\u30ea\u30b8\u30ca\u30ebTV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u30d0\u30fc\u30c6\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30b9\u300f\u30e1\u30a4\u30f3PV\u7b2c1\u5f3e\uff5c2026\u5e7410\u67083\u65e5\uff08\u571f\uff0923:30\u3088\u308a\u5404\u5c40\u306b\u3066\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\uff01\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rpl17n7j3yM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">It was also revealed that the show stars <strong>Makoto Koichi<\/strong> as 13-year-old Akira Todo and <strong>Kaede Hondo<\/strong> as Akira&#8217;s older sister Haruka, who has been the focus of the promotional material. The other announced members of the voice cast are<strong> Ami Koshimizu<\/strong> as Eleanor Northbrook, <strong>Megumi Han<\/strong> as Lala Zudensteir, and<strong> Rie Takahashi<\/strong> as Yoko Nishina.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"163827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/vertex-force-drops-main-trailer-key-visual-ahead-of-october-3-start\/vertex-force-key-visual-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=849%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"849,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Vertex Force key visual 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vertex Force key visual 1\" class=\"wp-image-163827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1086&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-key-visual-1.jpg?w=849&amp;ssl=1 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9VERTEX Project<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">According to the synopsis, the Todo family has a secret, which involves Haruka inheriting a power called &#8220;Engine&#8221; from her father. While Akira harbors feelings of insecurity, an unknown enemy makes an appearance, and the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><em>Strike\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em>Witch&#8217;<\/em>s<\/span>\u00a0<strong>Kazuhiro Takamura<\/strong> is directing <em>Vertex Force<\/em>, which is produced by<strong> SMDE<\/strong> and features <span style=\"color: initial;\">\u201ccute girls\u201d and \u201cmechanical\u201d elements. Takamura is also one of the series composers alongside <strong>Masashi Suzuki\u00a0<\/strong>(<em>Plunderer<\/em>).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Production staff<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Director: Kazuhiro Takamura<br><span style=\"color: initial\">\u2022 Assistant director:&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"color: initial\">Goro Kuji&nbsp;<br><\/strong>\u2022 Engine designer:&nbsp;<strong>Kanetake Ebikawa<\/strong>&nbsp;(co-mechanical designer for&nbsp;<em>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury&nbsp;<\/em>and the upcoming&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2026\/03\/29\/expelled-from-paradise-resonance-reveals-4th-teaser-trailer-and-key-visual\/\"><em>Expelled from Paradise: Resonance<\/em><\/a>)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 ENIA designer:&nbsp;<strong>JNTHED<\/strong>&nbsp;(<em>Urusei Yatsura<\/em>&nbsp;remake and&nbsp;<em>Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury&nbsp;<\/em>co-mechanical designer,&nbsp;<em>Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops&nbsp;<\/em>co-mech designer)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Series composer: Kazuhiro Takamura<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 Series composer: Masashi Suzuki&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">\u2022 CG director:&nbsp;<strong>Hiroyuki Tadokoro<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vertexforce.jp\/news\/?id=70900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vertex Force<\/em><\/a> website<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A main trailer and key visual have been released for upcoming original anime Vertex Force, which now has an October 3 broadcast start date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":163828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[14,1867,12481],"class_list":["post-163823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-smde","tag-vertex-force"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Vertex-Force-main-trailer-1-screenshot.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-GCj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163823"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163823"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164022,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163823\/revisions\/164022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}