Estab Life

Estab Life (エスタブライフ, Esutabu Raifu) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Gorō Taniguchi. An anime television series by Polygon Pictures titled Estab Life: Great Escape premiered in April 2022 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. An anime film also by Polygon Pictures titled Eiga Estab Life: Revengers' Road and a mobile game developed by Square Enix titled Estab Life: Unity Memories have also been announced.

Estab Life
Project visual
エスタブライフ
(Esutabu Raifu)
Created byGorō Taniguchi
Anime television series
Estab Life: Great Escape
Directed byHiroyuki Hashimoto
Produced by
  • Akitoshi Mori
  • Shota Komatsu
  • Hiroto Yonemori
Written byShoji Gatoh
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
StudioPolygon Pictures
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkFuji TV (+Ultra)
Original run April 7, 2022 – present
Episodes4
Anime film
Eiga Estab Life: Revengers' Road
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byGorō Taniguchi
StudioPolygon Pictures
Game
Estab Life: Unity Memories
DeveloperSquare Enix
PublisherSquare Enix
Directed byHiroyuki Hashimoto (supervisor)
Music byYoshiaki Fujisawa
GenreMMORPG, Action game
PlatformAndroid, iOS

Plot

The franchise takes place in the distant future when the world population has turned to decline, the H.D.E.D. (Human Diversity Experimental Department) conducted by the ecosystem management AI for the purpose of species prosperity, in addition to ordinary humans, beasts, various races such as demons and cyborgs have been born. In addition, AI has created many areas surrounded by high walls called "clusters", and the culture, common sense, and values of each area have been formed.[1] Tokyork Metropolis (a portmanteau of New York City and Tokyo) during the work has become an experimental city divided by clusters, and AI monitoring makes it impossible for people to come and go freely.

Characters

Estab Life: Great Escape
Equa (エクア, Ekua)
Voiced by: Tomomi Mineuchi[2] (Japanese); Julie Shields[3] (English)
Ferez (フェレス, Feresu)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[2] (Japanese); Alexis Tipton[3] (English)
Martes (マルテース, Marutēsu)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[2] (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft[3] (English)
Alga (アルガ, Aruga)
Voiced by: Show Hayami[2] (Japanese); Anthony Bowling[3] (English)
Urura (ウルラ)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki[2] (Japanese); Cris George[3] (English)

Estab Life: Unity Memories
Ashley (アッシュ, Asshu)
Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara[4]
Herbert (ハーバート, Hābāto)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[4]
Occa (オウカ, Ōka)
Voiced by: Kanon Takao[4]
Kokuto (コクトウ, Kokutou)
Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda[4]
Mithril (ミスリル, Misuriru)
Voiced by: Yūki Kuwahara[4]
Fel (フェル, Feru)
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[4]
Sidden (シデン, Shiden)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[4]
Hajun Shogun (波旬将軍, Hajun Shōgun)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[4]
Prime Minister Akimori (秋森首相, Akimori Shushō)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa[4]

Media

Anime

The project by Gorō Taniguchi was originally announced on September 23, 2021,[5] and was fully announced as a mixed-media project on January 20, 2022,[6][7] with an anime television series by Polygon Pictures titled Estab Life: Great Escape (エスタブライフ グレイトエスケープ, Esutabu Raifu Gureito Rsukēpu) that premiered on March 1, 2022 on the Japanese streaming service Fuji TV on Demand and premiered on April 7, 2022 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block, as well as an anime film directed and written by Taniguchi at Polygon Pictures titled Eiga Estab Life: Revengers' Road (映画 エスタブライフ リベンジャーズロード, Eiga Esutabu Raifu Ribenjāzu Rōdo, "Estab Life the Movie: Revengers' Road"). Hiroyuki Hashimoto is directing the television series, with Shoji Gatoh supervising and penning the series' scripts, Yūsuke Kozaki drafting the original character designs, Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the series' music, and Slow Curve developing and producing the series. The opening theme song is "Rana" by Meychan, while the ending theme song is "0" by Good on the Reel.[8] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[9]

On April 11, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series will receive an English dub, which will premiere on April 20.[10][3]

Episode list
No.Title [11][12]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [13][lower-alpha 2]
1"You Can't Run from Schoolwork"
Transcription: "Gakugyō kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 学業から逃げられない)		Hiroyuki HashimotoShōji GatōHiroyuki HashimotoApril 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)[lower-alpha 3]
2"You Can't Run from Memories"
Transcription: "Omoide kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 思い出から逃げられない)		Kenta SakamaJinroku Myōgaya[lower-alpha 4]Masaki SugiyamaApril 14, 2022 (2022-04-14)[lower-alpha 3]
3"You Can't Run from the Aquarium"
Transcription: "Suizokukan kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 水族館から逃げられない)		Daisuke ShimamuraShōji GatōDaisuke ShimamuraApril 21, 2022 (2022-04-21)[lower-alpha 3]
4"You Can't Run from Democracy"
Transcription: "Minshu Shugi kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 民主主義から逃げられない)		Daiki SekimizuShōji GatōKeiei YūzumiApril 28, 2022 (2022-04-28)[lower-alpha 3]
5"You Can't Run from the Goddess"
Transcription: "Megami kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 女神から逃げられない)		TBATBATBAMay 5, 2022 (2022-05-05)[lower-alpha 5]
6"You Can't Run from the Leader Business"
Transcription: "Rīdāgyō kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: リーダー業から逃げられない)		TBATBATBAMay 12, 2022 (2022-05-12)[lower-alpha 5]
7"You Can't Run from Bonds"
Transcription: "Kizuna kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 絆からは逃げられない)		TBATBATBAMay 19, 2022 (2022-05-19)[lower-alpha 5]
8"You Can't Run from Destiny"
Transcription: "Unmei kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 運命から逃げられない)		TBATBATBAMay 26, 2022 (2022-05-26)[lower-alpha 5]
9"You Can't Run from Control"
Transcription: "Shihai kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 支配から逃げられない)		TBATBATBAJune 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)[lower-alpha 6]
10"You Can't Run from Running Away"
Transcription: "Nigete mo Nigete mo Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 逃げても逃げても逃げられない)		TBATBATBAJune 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)[lower-alpha 6]
11"You Can't Run from True Feelings"
Transcription: "Honshin kara wa Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 本心からは逃げられない)		TBATBATBAJune 16, 2022 (2022-06-16)[lower-alpha 6]
12"You Can't Run from the Escape Shop"
Transcription: "Nigashi-ya kara Nigerarenai" (Japanese: 逃がし屋から逃げられない)		TBATBATBAJune 23, 2022 (2022-06-23)[lower-alpha 6]

Game

A mobile game titled developed by Square Enix for Android and iOS titled Estab Life: Unity Memories (エスタブライフ ユニティメモリーズ, Esutabu Raifu Yuniti Memorīzu) has been announced.[7][6] The game is a free-to-play MMORPG title with in-app purchases.[15][4]

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
  2. All episodes were released on Fuji TV on Demand before their air dates.
  3. Episode 1 to 4 were released on Fuji TV on Demand on March 1, 2022.[14]
  4. A pseudonym used by Kou Kimura.
  5. Episode 5 to 8 were released on Fuji TV on Demand on March 22, 2022.[14]
  6. Episode 9 to 12 were released on Fuji TV on Demand on April 12, 2022.[14]

References
  1. "ABOUT". アニメ「エスタブライフ」公式サイト (in Japanese). February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. Loo, Egan (February 3, 2022). "Goro Taniguchi's Estab-Life TV Anime Reveals Main Cast in Teaser". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 19, 2022). "Crunchyroll Debuts Estab-Life: Great Escape Anime's English Dub on Wednesday". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  4. Chihiro (February 3, 2022). "新作アプリ「エスタブライフ ユニティメモリーズ」はアクションMORPGとして開発中。ティザーサイトとTwitterも開設". 4Gamer.net (in Japanese). Aetus. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 22, 2021). "+Ultra, Crunchyroll Partner for New Anime Works by Code Geass, Sidonia Creators". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. Loo, Egan (January 20, 2022). "Goro Taniguchi's Estab-Life Project Unfolds as April TV Anime, Game, Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  7. Romano, Sal (January 21, 2022). "Square Enix announces Estab Life cross-media project, including smartphone game". Gematsu. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 1, 2022). "Goro Taniguchi's Estab-Life TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll to Stream Goro Taniguchi's Estab Life TV Anime Ahead of Japanese Broadcast Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  10. Mateo, Alex (April 11, 2022). "Crunchyroll Streams English Dubs for Aharen-san wa Hakarenai, Estab Life: Great Escape, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-, The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2, More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  11. "Episōdo｜Anime "Esutabu Raifu" Kōshiki Saito" EPISODE｜アニメ「エスタブライフ」公式サイト [Episode｜Anime "ESTAB LIFE" Official Website]. establife.tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  12. "ESTAB LIFE: Great Escape - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  13. "On'ea｜Anime "Esutabu Raifu" Kōshiki Saito" ON AIR｜アニメ「エスタブライフ」公式サイト [On Air｜Anime "ESTAB LIFE" Official Website]. establife.tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  14. "Sangatsu Tsuitachi (Ka) yori Efu Ō Dī ni te Senkō Dokusen Haishin Kettei! - Nyūsu｜Anime "Esutabu Raifu" Kōshiki Saito" 3/1(火)よりFODにて先行独占配信決定！ - NEWS｜アニメ「エスタブライフ」公式サイト [Pre-exclusive Distribution Will be Decided on FOD From 3/1 (Tuesday)! - News｜Anime "ESTAB LIFE" Official Website]. establife.tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  15. Stenbuck, Kite (January 20, 2022). "Code Geass Producer Goro Taniguchi's Project Establife Will Include a Mobile Game". Siliconera. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
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