After a long wait for news since its initial announcement in mid-2023, the promising science fiction and survival story Rebuild World finally showed signs of life. Kadokawa officially shared the first promotional image of the animated adaptation, revealing the key names leading the production at the studio.

The animation will be handled by studio Raging Bull, with Tsukasa Sakurai as chief director and Shingo Uchida in general series direction. Script supervision and writing are under the responsibility of Naoki Tozuka, while character design adapted for the screen is by Hiromi Kato. In the main voice cast, Daiki Yamashita will voice young Akira, Yurika Kubo will portray the mysterious Alpha, and Honoka Inoue will bring the character Sheryl to life.

The plot transports viewers to a distant future where the peak of human civilization is in the past, leaving behind a destroyed world full of ruins. The surviving humanity tries to rebuild society by recovering ancient artifacts of immense technical power, though obtaining them involves risking life against automated security systems and out-of-control biological weapons. Amid this reality, Akira, an orphan from the suburbs seeking to escape poverty, decides to become a relic hunter. His luck changes drastically when he crosses paths with Alpha, a mysterious woman resembling a specter who offers to train him in exchange for his services.

Rebuild World is a science fiction light novel series written by Nahuse, originally born on the portals Shosetsuka ni Naro and Kakuyomu in February 2017. The work transitioned to print under Kadokawa in 2019, featuring illustrations by Gin, environmental concept art by yish, and mechanical designs by cell. The franchise also includes a successful manga adaptation illustrated by Kirihito Ayamura, which has been published since July 2019 and has accumulated sixteen compiled volumes.

What do you think of this post-apocalyptic adventure’s premise and the first look at its adaptation?