OROCHI -Seventh Echoes- pilot film reveals an original anime feature
BLUE RIGHTS has released a pilot for its original feature-length anime, but OROCHI -Seventh Echoes- still has no confirmed release date or distributor.
BLUE RIGHTS has released a pilot film for OROCHI -Seventh Echoes-, an original feature-length anime project led by Akira director Takashi Nakamura. The pilot introduces a fantasy world built around sound, a boy with a dangerous power and a calamity that calls him “my son”. 1
The project is not announcing a finished-film release date. The official material presents the video as a pilot and says BLUE RIGHTS is looking for creative and co-production partners as it develops the property. That distinction matters: this is a project reveal, not a confirmed theatrical, streaming or broadcast launch.
A fantasy built on sound
The story takes place in Kukulkan, a kingdom sustained by sound waves. Agni, who was abandoned by the royal family, grows up with his guardian and friends while carrying a power known as “Hizumi”. When that power awakens Orochi — a calamity thought to have died 1,000 years ago — the creature calls Agni “my son”.
That premise gives the pilot a clear hook without pretending the film has explained its entire mythology. The official video is accompanied by the theme song “Zankyo” by neNna, while the visual language leans into eyes, masks and jagged, hand-drawn forms rather than polished generic fantasy imagery.
The team behind the pilot
Nakamura is credited with the original concept, original character design, art setting and direction. Tokuyuki Matsutake is designing the characters. The additional staff announced so far include in-between animation supervisor Mitsunori Murata, art director Kazuyuki Hashimoto, colour designer Terumi Nakauchi, CGI director Keisuke Sasagawa and director of photography Mitsuhiro Sato. 1
Makoto Kimura, who founded BLUE RIGHTS after leaving MAPPA, is the planning producer. Shō Shigemitsu of IKKO-IKKO is the production producer. Anime News Network independently corroborates the pilot, story, theme song, staff list and the partnership call. 2
What happens next
BLUE RIGHTS says it wants to build OROCHI -Seventh Echoes- into longer-term intellectual property, with possible manga, short films, character projects, toys and other merchandise alongside the feature. No broadcaster, streaming service, territory or completed-film date has been confirmed in the available announcement.
Our opinion
The pilot has a more specific identity than a routine “new anime announced” teaser: its sound-powered kingdom and unsettling visual motifs give OROCHI -Seventh Echoes- a memorable starting point. The sensible headline, for now, is potential rather than arrival. Until BLUE RIGHTS confirms a production milestone or release plan, this is best treated as an intriguing project introduction — one worth watching, but not yet a film with a date in the diary.