Tiny Metal: Zero Line Anime Unveils Teaser

A teaser trailer for Tiny Metal: Zero Line, an anime based on the Advance Wars-like turn-based strategy series Tiny Metal, was revealed earlier this week on July 9. That day also saw the series’ world premiere screening at Paris’ Japan Expo 2026.

The anime is directed by khara’s Hiroyasu Kobayashi (Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 “The Song of Four Wings” director, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time CG art director). Other staff credits include:

• Writer: Hirotaka Inaba
• Original story and producer: Hiroaki Yura
• Character designer: Go Takahashi
• Character designer: Yusuke Kozaki
• Art Director: Koji Moriga
• Cinematic artist supervisor: Satomi Nakahara
• Music: Yuu Miyake 
• Music: Jessica Mao

Among the cast are Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Nathan Gries, Mikako Komatsu as Wolfram, Riho Kuma as Nora Godwin, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Isoroku Tsukumo.

Tiny Metal: Zero Line‘s website provides the following description:

The aftermath of the Great War scarred the world
with a terrible legacy: the Lost Tech.

Caches of powerful war machines buried beneath the earth,
forgotten after the end of the conflict.

Because of the terrible history of these weapons,
the Kingdom of Artemisia refuses to seek out or use them.
However, one commander, Major Nathan Gries, begins to believe
that the only way to keep the world safe from the Lost Tech is
to locate and secure them, to prevent them from falling into enemy hands.

Then one day, he receives an emergency message:

“Emergency transmission from the White Fangs.
An unknown signal has been detected
beneath the Northridge Alps–“

Faced with Lost Tech, Major Nathan Gries,
Lord General Isoroku Tsukumo,
and Wolfram, leader of the White Fangs,
will face a new test.

The Tiny Metal games are developed by Area 35. The third game in the series, Tiny Metal 2, was delayed from 2026 to spring 2027 and will be out on Steam “and other platforms.”

Source: TINY METAL GAME YouTube channel