Just in time for the spookiest day of the year, Crunchyroll has released a new trailer for its upcoming Original anime, Onyx Equinox. Appropriately for Halloween, the trailer is filled with blood-splattered action, teasing a much darker tone than previous releases suggested.
Titled the "Dark Trailer," the new footage showcases its young protagonist, Izel, in a more adult light, as he fights for survival in an Aztec-inspired world of monsters and gods. "Viewers of Onyx Equinox can expect an adult story, both in terms of on-screen action and the themes we tackle throughout the series,” said Sofia Alexander, creator and showrunner. "We're going to journey with Izel as he is forced to save a world he doesn’t believe he has a place in, coming face to face with both the darkness in the world and within himself."
Ahead of the series premiere next month, Crunchyroll also released an expanded synopsis for Onyx Equinox.
The gods are at war for the future of humanity, and an Aztec boy named Izel finds himself caught in the middle of their dangerous game. In order to save humankind, he must complete an impossible task -- closing the five gates to the underworld. Izel reluctantly agrees, but only after learning his quest will also correct a terrible tragedy. His journey to become humanity’s champion will be one of hope and despair, of trust and betrayal, where Izel must confront his own darkness and decide if the human race -- with all its flaws and contradictions -- is worth saving.
The series is the latest Crunchyroll Original anime, following the currently-airing Noblesse and the recently-concluded The God of High School, as well as Tower of God, which aired last Spring and In/Spectre, which aired last Winter.
Created by executive producer and showrunner Sofia Alexander, Onyx Equinox premieres November 21 only on Crunchyroll. As well as English, it will also be dubbed in Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and German at launch.
