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Upcoming animated series 'Recorded by Arizal' stars 16-year-old high school student Arizal living in the fictional city of Maktaba who aspires to become a "Record Keeper." Filipino-American series creator Yssa Badiola says that they incorporated a lot of Filipino culture and themes in the show.

American production company Rooster Teeth recently announced its upcoming animated series titled Recorded by Arizal.

Meet Arizal, an aspiring Record Keeper, in this sneak peek of Recorded By Arizal! pic.twitter.com/kwT3XkD7qu

-- Rooster Teeth (@RoosterTeeth) June 29, 2020

The show will follow the story of Arizal, a 16-year-old high school student living in the fictional city of Maktaba. She aspires to become a "Record Keeper" which is one who explores the world and records their findings to add to the "global archive."

Straight-A student Arizal learns, through a series of personal vlogs, whether the life she signs up for is the life she wants.

Recorded by Arizal, a prelude to a new story from creator @dearbassy, premieres July 13th! pic.twitter.com/vxnS9zNEPK

-- Rooster Teeth (@RoosterTeeth) June 23, 2020

In an interview with Sage Bazan on the Rooster Teeth blog, Filipina-American series creator Yssa Badiola shared that Recorded by Arizal will show a lot of Filipino representation through the way the characters interact with each other such as referring to relatives as "Tita" and "Tito," calling an older female sibling/friend "Ate," and more.

Even the name of the show's high-spirited main character is based on the Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal.

"So legitimately, Arizal is derived from a prominent Filipino historical figure's name, Jose Rizal, who was a polymath and advocated for Philippine Independence," said Badiola in her interview on the Rooster Teeth blog.

Filipina-American voice actress Christine Marie Cabanos breathes life to the role of Arizal. She's known for her voice over work in various anime, video games, and animated series.

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The day is almost here! On 11.06.19, Small July is launching! 🚀 This is a project that is very close to my heart and I've been working on and will continue to work on for a very long time. And I can't wait to share it with all of you! You can follow us @smalljuly for daily updates and you can visit www.smalljuly.com to sign up for our email list! I have big plans for the brand and I really hope you'll come along for the ride! Much love, Christine

Isang post na ibinahagi ni Christine Cabanos (@christinecabanos) noong Nov 3, 2019 nang 1:54pm PST

Rooster Teeth will release a four-part prelude fleshing out the world of Recorded by Arizal, the first of which, is now available for viewing on the Rooster Teeth Animation YouTube channel.

Speaking of Filipino representation in animation, a Filipino-Japanese family starred as the main characters in the anime series Japan Sinks: 2020 which was recently released on Netflix last July 9.

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