Catching up on the reveals that came at last week’s Anime Expo, a trailer was released for upcoming anime series Re:bel Robotica. The series was first conceived back in 2017 as a self-published work by illustrator Mika Pikazo, and their have previously been a web novel, and some short novels based on it. Now, it is being made into an animated series.

Animation studio Silver Link will be producing the series, with Kōki Onoue directing, based on the designs of Pikazo. Based off of the previous material, Re:bel Robotica is based in a near future Tokyo society, where a technology has developed allowing users to interact with virtual spaces, in a Meta Reality. The series followed a student with a condition that meant they were not able to use this Meta Reality, until a mysterious Robotica appeared and changed everything.

Details on the new series are thin on the ground. On the anime’s beautiful website, https://rebelrobotica-anime.com/, it explains that Robotica were designed to make humans happy, but that a mysterious girl named Lily is destined to fundamentally change things. We’ll keep an eye out for more information, but the series isn’t due until some time in 2027, so there’s a long time to wait. The trailer can be seen below. It’s all INCREDIBLY bright and pretty.