After being in production limbo for so long, High School Fleet: The Movie is finally moving forward with a new studio. And now, the staff have released a brand new key visual for the movie.

They also revealed a new character named Susan Reyes, also known as Suu-chan. Naomi Oozora will be voicing her for the film.

She will be joining the already-extensive cast, which will include:

  • Shiina Natsukawa as Akeno “Mike” Misaki
  • Lynn as Mashiro “Shiro” Munetani
  • Nozomi Furuki as Shima “Tama” Tateishi
  • Atsumi Tanezaki as Mei Irizaki
  • Yuuko Kurose as Kōko “Coco-chan” Nosa
  • Yurika Kubo as Rin “Rin-chan” Shiretoko
  • Miharu Sawada as Hikari Ogasawara
  • Hitomi Kikuchi as Michiru “Micchan” Takeda
  • Minami Tanaka as Junko “Jun-chan” Heki
  • Yuka Maruyama as Ritsuko “Ricchan” Matsunaga
  • Rui Tanabe as Kayoko “Kayo-chan” Himeji
  • Sakura Nakamura as Kaede “Marikōji-san” Marikouji
  • Chisato Satsuki as Satoko “Sato-chan” Katsuta
  • You Taichi as Hideko “Shū-chan” Yamashita
  • Emi Miyajima as Mayumi “Mayu-chan” Uchida
  • Nanami Yamashita as Tsugumi “Tsugu-chan” Yagi
  • Akane Fujita as Megumi “Megu-chan” Uda
  • Yu Kobayashi as Machiko “Macchi” Noma
  • Natsumi Takamori as Maron “Maron-chan” Yanagiwara
  • Natsuki Aikawa as Hiromi “Kuro-chan” Kuroki
  • Ayaka Shimizu as Reo “Reo-chan” Wakasa
  • Sanae Fuku as Sakura “Sakura-chan” Ise
  • Ari Ozawa as Runa “Runa-chan” Suruga
  • Sayaka Kaneko as Sora “Sora-chan” Hirota
  • Hiyori Nitta as Hime “Hime-chan” Wazumi
  • Ayuru Oohashi as Momo “Momo-chan” Aoki
  • Momo Asakura as Mikan “Mikan-chan” Irako
  • Kanae Itou as Akane “Acchan” Kinesaki, Homare “Hocchan” Kinesaki
  • Airi Ootsu as Mimi “Mimi-chan” Toumatsu
  • Kana Asumi as Minami “Minami-san” Kaburagi
  • Sora Amamiya as Moeka “Moka” China
  • Satoshi Tsuruoka as Isoroku
  • Hiromi Igarashi as Wilhelmina “Mi-chan” B. I. Friedeburg
  • Chitose Morinaga as Thea Kreutze
  • Ayaka Shimizu as Yui Fujita
  • Sanae Fuku as Sango Sugimoto
  • Minami Takahashi as Toumi “Miya” Miyazato
  • Maria Naganawa as Shia “Nomu” Nomura
  • Tomori Kusunoki as Azumi “Azu” Abe
  • Satomi Amano as Tsubame Kawano
  • Miyu Tomita as Sachiho “Sunny” Chiba
  • Sayumi Suzushiro as Keiko Nogiwa

Finally, the website also announced that TrySail is returning to perform the anime film’s theme song. They previously performed the TV anime’s OP song, High Free Spirits.

Jun Nakagawa is taking over as director, with Yuu Nobuta, the TV anime’s director now being the film’s chief director. Much of the staff are also returning as well, though A-1 Pictures is now doing the production in place of the now bankrupt Production IMS.

Here’s how Aniplex describes the anime’s story:

Living by the sea, protecting the sea, and journeying across the sea…They’re the BLUE MERMAIDS! Because of a shift in tectonic plates around 100 years ago, Japan lost much of its area to submergence. To preserve Japan’s territories, Coastal Cities sprung up, one after the other. Eventually, they became Marine Cities, and along with the expansion of sea-lanes to connect them, the need arose for a sizable staff to protect the seas. At the same time, maritime jobs were becoming more popular among women. Hence, the BLUE MERMAIDS, tasked with keeping the seas safe, had become every female student’s dream job. This is when childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China enroll in a marine high school in Yokosuka, along with other girls who share their goal of “BECOMING A BLUE MERMAID.”

source: MoCa