A new trailer for the upcoming Arknights [Prelude to Dawn] has revealed that the anime will begin on October 28. More information on the release will be provided later.

The new promotional video provides a look at the animated versions of several characters from the Arknights mobile game, as well as various dramatic and action scenes. The theme song “Alive” by Reona is also previewed.

A second key visual was released as well.

Arknights: Prelude to Dawn is directed by Yuuki Watanabe with Masaki Nishikawa as assistant director. The two of them previously served as unit directors and storyboarders on several promotional videos for the Arknights game. 

Other staff include Aya Takafuji (Blue Archive anime PV full version) as animation character designer, BIC STUDIO’s Minoru Onishi (Arknights “Shoushinshu” and “Yamichirasu Hanabi” anime trailers, Sakugan) as art director, Keiko Gotou (Samurai 7, various Arknights anime trailers) as color designer, Kouhei Tanada (Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop co-photography director) as photography director, and Yuuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) as music composer.

Yostar Pictures, which has previously produced many animated promotional videos for Arknights, is the animation production company. Comic Natalie reported that the show will feature a 2.35: 1 aspect ratio and 5.1ch sound.

Arknights is a free-to-play tower defense gacha game developed by Hypergryph. The game was released in China in 2019 and received its worldwide release in 2020.

Google Play describes the game as:

Take on the role of a key member of Rhodes Island, a pharmaceutical company that fights both a deadly infection and the unrest it leaves in its wake. Together with your leader Amiya, you’ll recruit Operators, train them, then assign them to various operations to protect the innocent and resist those who would thrust the world into turmoil.