Takt Op
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 premiered in October 2021. A mobile game developed by Game Studio titled Takt Op. Unmei wa Akaki Senritsu no Machi o has been announced.
| Takt Op | |
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| Genre | |
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| Created by | Bandai Namco Arts DeNA Oji Hiroi |
| Anime television series | |
| Takt Op. Destiny | |
| Directed by | Yūki Itō |
| Written by | Kiyoko Yoshimura |
| Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 6, 2021 – present |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Game | |
| Takt Op. Unmei wa Akaki Senritsu no Machi o | |
| Developer | Game Studio |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Arts |
| Genre | Role-playing game |
| Platform | Android, iOS |
Plot
Takt Op is set in the year 2047, a future world where music cannot be played freely because it attracts monsters called "D2s." 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 D2 monsters, the Symphonica International Organization and the magicatrs combined their powers to defend the cities from D2s
Characters
Main
- Takt Asahina (朝雛タクト, Asahina Takuto)
- Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[2]
- 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) / Cosette Schneider (コゼット・シュナイダー, Kozetto Shunaidā)
- Voiced by: Shion Wakayama (anime),[3] Kaede Hondo (video game)
- A Musicart born from Symphony No. 5 (Beethoven). She was once the human named Cosette Schneider, the younger sister of Anna, 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 (anime)[3]
- 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.
New York Symphonica
- Sagan (ザーガン, Zāgan)
- Voiced by: Eiji Hanawa[3]
- 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[3]
- 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[3]
- 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[4]
- 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 (巨人, Taitan)
- Voiced by: Miku Itō[3]
- 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[3]
- 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[3]
- 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
- 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
- A mysterious Musicart who appears following the fusion of Tengoku and Jigoku. The character as 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.[5] It was initially scheduled to be released in 2021, but was delayed indefinitely.[6]
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 premiered on October 6, 2021 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.[2] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[7] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania minus Australia and New Zealand.[8] The company also licensed the anime to Aniplus Asia for TV airings.[9] The opening theme is "takt" by Ryo from Supercell featuring vocals from Mafumafu and gaku, while the ending theme is "Symphonia" by Mika Nakashima.[3]
Episode list
| No. | Title [10][11] | Directed by [lower-alpha 2] | Written by [lower-alpha 2] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 2] | Original air date [12] | |
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| 1 | "Conduct -Creed-" Transcription: "Shiki-Kurīdo-" (Japanese: 指揮-Creed-) | Katsuya Shigehara | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Takahiro Miura | October 6, 2021 | |
| Conductor Takt Asahina is heading to New York with Anna Schneider and a Musicart called Destiny, but Takt’s obsession to play music attracts D2s, delaying their progress. They encounter a nest of D2s in a remote industrial facility, apparently controlled by a hidden force which impedes their progress. Takt plays an upright piano to draw it out, and they discover that it is a Black Stone D2, attracted by Black Night Siderites. Takt calls forth Destiny and a titanic battles ensues, but she manages to destroy the stone and they continue on their journey. | ||||||
| 2 | "Music -Reincarnation-" Transcription: "Ongaku-Riinkānēshon-" (Japanese: 音楽-Reincarnation-) | Takahiro Kaneko | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Yūki Itō | October 13, 2021 | |
| A flashback shows Takt Asahina father's funeral and the period later when he was living with Anna and her sister Cosette. One day the Symphonica Party came to town and Cosette convinced Takt to play piano publicly for the first time. Cosette joined him in a four hands rendition of popular uptempo music, however the town suddenly came under attack from D2s. Takt's right arm was damaged and Cosette was fatally injured but when she died, Cosette's white stone pendant reincarnated her as Destiny. As she transformed, Destiny bit off Takt's damaged arm and presented him with his golden conducting baton. | ||||||
| 3 | "Awakening -Journey-" Transcription: "Kakusei-Jānī-" (Japanese: 覚醒-Journey-) | Tomoya Kitagawa | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Tōru Iwazawa, Yūki Itō, Ken'ichi Shimizu | October 20, 2021 | |
| Together, Takt and Destiny destroy a large number of D2s, then Destiny collapses. More D2s arrive, but the Conductor Lenny arrives on his motorcycle with the Musicart Titan and they defeat them. Later, Destiny awakens but has no recollection of her former life as Cosette. Lenny explains that without undergoing the normal Musicart process Destiny is in an unstable condition. To rectify this, Anna proposes taking Takt and Destiny to the Symphonica based in New York for treatment, and where her older sister Lotte is studying. However, they must avoid the central states which is a dead zone filled with D2 poison. Suddenly, more D2s appear and Destiny immediately attacks them which weakens Takt, causing Lenny to suspect that Destiny's uncontrolled use of power could be depleting Takt's life force. Titan and Destiny eliminates the D2s, but Destiny destroys Takt's house in the process. Following the battle, Anna, Takt and Destiny drive off for New York via Las Vegas, accompanied part of the way by Lenny and Titan. | ||||||
| 4 | "Let the Performance Begin -Showtime-" Transcription: "Kaien-Shōtaimu-" (Japanese: 開演-Showtime-) | Takashi Igari, Tomoko Hiramuki, Takahiro Kaneko | Kōsuke Isshiki, Kiyoko Yoshimura | Tsutomu Miyazawa | October 27, 2021 | |
| On the road to Las Vegas, Lenny attempts to teach Takt and Destiny to harmonize and be more effective at defeating D2s. They meet Jonathan who takes them his farming community near Las Vegas owned by Mr. Lang, a place where he and his partner Maggie live and work with other locals who have been displaced by the D2s. Meanwhile, Destiny detects a vibration and decides to immediately investigate by bursting out through the farmhouse wall. Takt and Anna follow her, through a prohibited area until they arrive at a building which contains a fully operational casino with music playing. Lenny is already there with Lang, whose armed men try to apprehend Destiny. Suddenly D2s burst in from below ground. Lenny instructs Takt and Destiny on how to defeat the D2s in the most efficient way, treating it as a musical performance and they complete the task with the minimum of wasted energy. During the chaos, Lang tries to escape with the profits from both the casino and farmland but he is stopped by Titan. Later, the travelers leave, Anna, Takt and Destiny continuing on to New York together while Lenny and Titan depart taking information to Symphonica about Lang's dishonest dealings. | ||||||
| 5 | "Equitation -Valkyrie-" Transcription: "Kikō-Warukyūre-" (Japanese: 騎行-Valkyrie-) | Eiji Sudō | Akira Kindaichi | Ken'ichi Shimizu | November 3, 2021 | |
| Commander Felix Shindler of the New York Symphonica learns of the emergence of Takt and Destiny and decides to investigate the unknown Conductor and Musicart himself. On the road to New Orleans, Anna, Takt and Cosette encounter a train which Commander Shindler is using to transport Black Night Siderites to a Symphonica facility in Houston accompanied by the Musicarts, Jigoku and Valkyrie. He invited Anna's group to travel with them though Takt is mistrustful of Schindler's motives. Attracted by the Black Night Siderites, the train is attacked by a horde of flying D2s so Destiny and Valkyrie rush out to repel them. With Takt's help in directing Destiny's blasts they destroy them all, however another huge D2 appears. With the two Musicarts exhausted, Shindler sends out Jigoku to destroy it. Later, Schindler changes his delivery plans and dismisses Valkyrie. He invites Takt and Destiny to join him, but Takt pointedly refuses, leaving Schindler fuming. | ||||||
| 6 | "Sunrise -Rooster-" Transcription: "Asahi-Rūsutā-" (Japanese: 朝陽-Rooster-) | Takahiro Kaneko, Yasuhiro Geshi, Hiromi Nishiyama | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Masako Satō | November 10, 2021 | |
| As Anna, Takt and Destiny travel on, Destiny appears to be acquiring better communication skills. They arrive in New Orleans and find it occupied by only a few elderly people. Anna and Destiny buy supplies and meet some of the residents. Left alone, Takt finds a bar where they play music, including that of his father Kenji. The owner takes him to a soundproofed basement venue where Takt plays "Rhapsody in Blue" on piano to an appreciative audience of the bar's patrons. The trio continue on their way to New York, meanwhile Conductor Sagan learns through Schindler that Takt is alive, the son of the "Rooster". | ||||||
| 7 | "Truth -Noise-" Transcription: "Shinjitsu-Noizu-" (Japanese: 真実-Noise-) | Yūsuke Kubo | Akira Kindaichi | Yūsuke Kubo | November 17, 2021 | |
| Takt and company arrive in one of a number of cities in the southern states being evacuated after heavy D2 activity. Under questioning, Takt confesses that since their visit to New Orleans, he has been planning to compose his own music. Destiny begins acting more human, helping Takt with his music by finding a melodica, voluntarily providing assistance to the refugees and beginning to wonder what Cosette was like. Meanwhile in New York, Sagan forbids Schindler from interfering with Takt's movements, which only increases his contempt towards the boy. Back in the south, a fleet, four-footed D2 attacks the city. Takt and Destiny destroy the monster, but Destiny detects more D2s gathered on a nearby mountain. They investigate and encounter Schindler and Jigoku who demonstrates her power to attract and awaken D2s. Schindler reveals that he has been using her power to clear out the poorest settlements in the country which he sees as a drain on limited resources. Schindler then admits to initiating the attack on Takt's town which killed Cosette, enraging Takt who swears to kill him. | ||||||
| 8 | "Destiny -Cosette-" Transcription: "Unmei-Kozetto-" (Japanese: 運命-Cosette-) | Hirofumi Okita | Akira Kindaichi | Ken'ichi Shimizu | November 24, 2021 | |
| Takt recklessly attacks Schindler, but he is wounded by Jigoku so Destiny takes him away to recover. While Takt rests, he tells Destiny how he met Cosette and that since her death he has no one to compose for, but Destiny encourages him to continue. Meanwhile, Lenny and Titan arrive in town and tell Anna that they are on the trail of Schindler who is after Takt and Destiny. Without relying on her Musicart power, Destiny attacks Jigoku alone, but she is overpowered until Titan intervenes to help. Leonard and Schindler's Musicarts fight until Takt appears with Destiny and he empowers her to fight Jigoku on equal terms. The battle rages until Tengoku arrives and declares that Sagan has relieved Schindler from his position for disobeying his orders. Jigoku then follows Tengoku and abandons Schindler who is left humiliated and no longer a conductor. Takt and Destiny return to Anna's side, while Takt realizes that his right arm is becoming weaker. | ||||||
| 9 | "Family -Eroica-" Transcription: "Kazoku-Eroika-" (Japanese: 家族-Eroica-) | Mitsue Yamasaki, Yoriho Ishikawa | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Mitsue Yamasaki, Yoriho Ishikawa | December 1, 2021 | |
| Takt, Destiny and Anna arrive in heavily populated New York city which seems unaffected by D2 activity, although there is no music. They reunite with the rest of Anna's family and Anna's older sister, Charlotte, examines Takt and Destiny at Symphonica headquarters. She concludes that their symbiotic condition is irreversible and that using their powers is draining their life force as evidenced by the corrosion of Takt's arm. The only option to preserve their lifespans is to stop fighting. Charlotte and Anna take Takt and Destiny for a stroll around the city, eventually leaving the pair alone so they can enjoy some time together. On their way back home, Destiny hears the sound of Jigoku's tuning fork coming from the underground, which she and Takt suspect is being used to attract D2's. Once at home, Takt is contacted by Lenny, who instructs him to evacuate New York with Destiny and the others. Takt demands to know the real situation, so Lenny agrees to reveal to Takt the truth regarding Symphonica's intentions and the Boston incident that led to Kenji's death 10 years earlier. | ||||||
| 10 | "Master and Pupil -Lenny-" Transcription: "Shitei-Renī-" (Japanese: 師弟-Lenny-) | Tomoya Kitagawa | Akira Kindaichi | Tomoya Kitagawa | December 8, 2021 | |
| Takt and Destiny meet Lenny and Titan, but their discussion is interrupted by Sagan who orders Tengoku and Jigoku to attack them. During the fight, Lenny tells Takt that he was Kenji's apprentice and friend, and he was also there when Kenji was killed during the Boston incident. Lenny was later recruited by Sagan and partnered with Titan to fight for Symphonica but they left the organization after they became suspicious of Sagan's motives, uncovering the truth after they interrogated Shindler. The fierce battle continues and Destiny loses her powers when Takt collapses from exhaustion. Lenny is mortally wounded by Sagan while trying to protect Takt and Sagan admits that he was the one responsible for the Boston Incident. Lenny unleashes the full power of Titan, forcing Sagan and his Musicarts to retreat. As he dies, Lenny confesses to Takt that he helped him out of guilt for not being able to save his father and Takt promises to include his experiences with Lenny in the music he is writing for the future. | ||||||
| 11 | "Preparing for Battle -Orpheus-" Transcription: "Rinsen-Orufe-" (Japanese: 臨戦-Orpheus-) | Yasuhiro Geshi, Takahiro Kaneko | Kiyoko Yoshimura | Shigeyuki Miya | December 15, 2021[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Following their complete exhaustion from fighting Sagan and his Musicarts, Charlotte proposes to hold Takt and Destiny in a cryogenic state while she tries to find a cure for their condition. Meanwhile, Sagan impales his hand on a Black Night Siderite crystal, causing huge crystals containing pods of D2s to erupt throughout New York Symphonica. Titan leads Takt and Destiny into Symphonica to rescue the two Schneider sisters and stop Sagan. They are confronted by a huge number of D2s, and although they destroy them, Takt becomes even weaker. Elsewhere, Valkyrie defends Anna and Charlotte from D2s and the two groups are reunited. Takt orders Titan to take Valkyrie, Anna and Charlotte to safety, prompting Anna to impulsively kiss him, before he and Destiny head off to search for Sagan. The pair are soon confronted by Jigoku holding a wounded Tengoku who then pierces their bodies with her tuning fork, dissolving them and causing them to reemerge as the single Musicart, Orpheus. | ||||||
Notes
- "Op." is an abbreviation for Opus number, the "work number" that is assigned to a musical composition.
- Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- This episode aired at 12:10 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on TV Tokyo.
References
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- "📌 Medialink October Line-Up Simulcast on Ani-One In the world where music has already gone, monsters are born from the darkness. The musicians have to works with the Conductors together, with the powers endowed from the classical master pieces🎶, to defect the devil. 🎹Classical music x action fantasy anime《takt op. Destiny》will be streaming on Ani-One this October! Let's enjoy the stunning and exciting music~". Facebook. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ANIPLUS Asia [@ANIPLUSAsia] (October 3, 2021). "♪SIMULCAST ANNOUNCEMENT♪ In a world robbed of music, witness the "Conductor" and their "Musicart" battle against the unknown in【#takt op. Destiny】, premiering TOMORROW night on ANIPLUS🎶 Premieres 5 Oct, TUEs 24:00 [GMT+8]" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
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External links
- Project official website (in Japanese)
- Game official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Takt Op (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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