BEAT RUNNERS by Koichi Sakamoto

FairyKing · Yesterday, 05:07 PM

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I'm also getting strong Sun Wukong vibes from Presto, which makes me wonder if this will be in some way inspired by Journey To The West

FairyKing · Yesterday, 11:30 PM

Looking at their designs on the official site (here: https://beatrunners.co.jp/) I'm getting even more fond of them, they have a neat combination of tokusatsu rule-of-cool sensibilities and a more grounded military scifi look.

I'm still not confident in my Journey To The West interpretation until we get more information, but as of now I can see Presto as Sun Wukong, Adagio as Tang Sanzang, Lento as Zhu Bajie, and Vivace as Sha Wujing.

Sunred · Today, 08:09 AM

Some info about the characters according to the official website.

* The Beat Runners are described as a "Space Threat Countermeasures Combat Team".

* Presto is a courageous bioroid who has perfect pitch.

* Adagio is the calm and collective leader of the team and a perfectionist.

* Vivace is a jovial inventor/mechanic with skills to back it up.

* Lento is a sniper with a lot on her mind but has "beautiful aim".

* Soraiya is the "Queen of the Beginning" who has been described to have evolved after learning about emotions.

*T.D.4, or Tear.Drop.4, is the support singer unit consisting of Ristics, Hugh, Applet, and Spinrock.

Frontier · Today, 12:29 PM

I hope this gets official English subs when it gets released.

Yesterday, 05:07 PM	#11
FairyKing Fangirl-Type Humagear Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 924	Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I'm also getting strong Sun Wukong vibes from Presto, which makes me wonder if this will be in some way inspired by Journey To The West __________________ The mask you wear by choice shows more about you than the face you were given by chance.

Yesterday, 11:30 PM	#12
FairyKing Fangirl-Type Humagear Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 924	Looking at their designs on the official site (here: https://beatrunners.co.jp/) I'm getting even more fond of them, they have a neat combination of tokusatsu rule-of-cool sensibilities and a more grounded military scifi look. I'm still not confident in my Journey To The West interpretation until we get more information, but as of now I can see Presto as Sun Wukong, Adagio as Tang Sanzang, Lento as Zhu Bajie, and Vivace as Sha Wujing. __________________ The mask you wear by choice shows more about you than the face you were given by chance.

Today, 08:09 AM	#13
Sunred Ex-Weather Three leader Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 11,870	Some info about the characters according to the official website. * The Beat Runners are described as a "Space Threat Countermeasures Combat Team". * Presto is a courageous bioroid who has perfect pitch. * Adagio is the calm and collective leader of the team and a perfectionist. * Vivace is a jovial inventor/mechanic with skills to back it up. * Lento is a sniper with a lot on her mind but has "beautiful aim". * Soraiya is the "Queen of the Beginning" who has been described to have evolved after learning about emotions. T.D.4, or Tear.Drop.4, is the support singer unit consisting of Ristics, Hugh, Applet, and Spinrock. __________________ Last edited by Sunred; Today at 09:35 AM..*