TheSuper Robot Wars serieshas its own official radio show, titled Umasugi Wave, which has been going for over 12 years now. It’s hosted by series producer Takanobu Terada, voice actress Mai Aizawa, voice actor Tomokazu Sugita, and JAM Project’s Masaaki Endoh.
Theepisode of Umasugi Wavefollowing thereveal ofSuper Robot Wars Ton a live streamhad Terada-san going back on the game. As the episodes are recorded at least two weeks before they’re published, the episode itself was recorded before the public announcement ofSuper Robot Wars T.As such, most of the information Terada-san shared with the other three was already said during the live stream. However, some new details have been shared as well:
Super Robot Wars T’s story will revolve around three themes: the Solar System, revenge, and something else Terada-san can’t reveal yet.
Like inSuper Robot Wars X, the Nightingale fromBeltorchika’s Childrenwill be inSuper Robot Wars T. We don’t know if it’ll be a secret like in X though.
As said on stream, a lot of effort is required to makeG GundamandGaoGaiGarunits look good, so they usually never appear together. They put in both this time because they managed to handle that problem, and also because both shows are very popular outside Japan.
One of the reasons whyCowboy BebopandCaptain Harlockwere picked is becauseSuper Robot Wars Twill have the whole solar system as its stage, and the two series fit well together. Plus, there are space pirates inCowboy Beboptoo.
Expelled From Paradiseis a mecha anime so it was just naturally picked.
Gun x Swordand Van’s revenge will fit well with the game’s story.
When they were deciding the series in the game, they realized they should include a series with a spaceship as its main unit. There wasSpace Battleship Yamato 2199inSuper Robot Wars V, andNadia – The Secret of Blue WaterinSuper Robot wars X, so producer Mogami Shouhei thought it’d be cool to keep doing it. Terada-san agreed too, but on one condition: if they manage to put inCaptain Harlockthis time.
Terada-san wanted to put in the firstSpace Pirate Captain Harlockanime adaptation from 1978, while Mogami-san wanted to put inArcadia of My Youth.After arguing, they ended up pickingArcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSXfor multiple reasons. In the first anime, Captain Harlock’s ship, the Arcadia, is colored blue. However, it’s green inArcadia of my Youth’s movie and TV series. Terada-san really wanted to put in the blue one, since it’s the original design, but in the end, they decided on the green one because more people are accustomed to it. The Arcadia seen inGalaxy Express 999is green too.
Magic Knight Rayearthis a magical girl series, and the original manga doesn’t have mechas, but the anime adaptation does, so they’ve always wanted to put it in.Rayearthtakes place in another world so it’ll fit well withDunbinetoo. Sugita-san added how it will feel similar toSuper Robot Wars Compact 3,which featured bothEscaflowneandDunbine.
Terada-san asked Ryotaro Okiayu to voice “a certain character” in the game. If I counted correctly, there are 3 possible characters voiced by Okiayu-san in the game. Guard Diver and Loose Changer fromMight Gaine, who already appeared in V and X, and Inouva fromRayearth.This means Inouva will be in the game, or that Okiayu-san is voicing a brand new Original character.
As said on stream, the game has an impressive volume of voices even for the series standards, including many veterans voice actors, even for series standard, like Harlock’s voice actor Makio Inoue. Most voice clips in the game are new too. That’s everything Terada-san revealed. More details will be coming later.
As far as I know, when working onSuper Robot Wars, Bandai Namco has a lot of different conditions they must fulfill when picking which series will appear in a game. This is whySuper Robot Wars Tdoesn’t have that many series that are themed around the Solar System, even if the game itself is. We’ve still got many series leftovers from the 2 previous games as well. And then there’s still that third unknown theme of the story. In any case, I’m really looking forward to how the game will turn out.
SuperRobot Wars Twill also feature a Gespenst mecha unit,which was revealed in Famitsu.The game will release for PS4 and Switch in 2019. SuperRobot Wars T’sSoutheast Asia version will include an English translation.
Update: The game’sofficial sitehas been updated, revealing the traditionalSuper Robot Warskey visual for T. You can find it below.
As it has been pointed out in comments, the original manga ofRayearthdoes features robots as well. I hate to say it but after double-checking, it turned out to be an error from the radio hosts' side.
