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Ninja Slayer’s Female Cast Previewed in Character Visuals


Last night, the official Ninja Slayer anime website updated with new character design sheets for the series’ female characters. The new visuals, which feature Nancy Lee, Yamamoto, and Yukano, join the previously released designs for Ninja Slayer, Dark Ninja, and Laomoto Khan.

You can check ou the previously release character designs below:

Ninja Slayer From Animation is being directed by Akira Amemiya (Gurren Lagann Parallel Works) and animated by Trigger. Hiroshi Sato is writing the screenplay, and music will be handled by the team of Shinichi Osawa and Kenji Fujisawa.

Character designs will be handled by a team of five artists: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yusuke Yoshigaki, saitom, Inato Serere, and Shinjiro.

The confirmed cast for Ninja Slayer is as follows:

  • Ninja Slayer: Toshiyuki Morikawa
  • Dark Ninja: Sho Hayami
  • Nancy Lee: Chiwa Saito
  • Yamamoto: Sora Amamiya
  • Yukano: Risa Taneda
  • Laomoto Khan: Masane Tsukayama
  • Clone Yakuza: Tesshō Genda
  • Electronic Maiko: Noto Mamiko
  • Scatter: Takahiro Mizushima
  • Narrator: Goblin

The series will begin streaming in over 20 countries starting on April 16, followed by a 2016 Japanese TV broadcast.

Source: Ninja Slayer Website

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