First Trailer Debuts for Death Note Creators' Platinum End Anime

The latest from Death Note creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata is coming to the screen when the Platinum End anime premieres this October. Ahead of that, we finally got our first proper look at the series with the debut promo, which was revealed along with the launch month and a brand new key visual.

First up, here's the full trailer for the Signal.MD produced adaptation:

Key visual:

According to the official announcement, the Platinum End anime will adapt the entire manga over the course of 24 consecutively-aired episodes. Hideya Takahashi (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind) is directing the first part, with Kazuchika Kise (Ghost in the Shell Arise chief director) taking over for the second.

VIZ Media publishes the Platinum End manga in English and sums up the story:

Just when it looked like the god candidates might come to an agreement, one of them is suddenly assassinated. Now Professor Yoneda seems to be in control of the entire god selection process. Will the remaining candidates yield to Yoneda’s desire to rid humanity of fake gods, or does Mirai have a different plan in mind…?

Source: Official Twitter