The most unlikely of magical girls is back for one more round!
Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will stream Ange Vierge and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! as part of their summer simulcast lineup. In addition, Crunchyroll representative Dallas Middaugh clarified on their strategic partnership with Kadokawa. Middaugh stated that Crunchyroll will stream every show [from Kadokawa] through the end of the year – that’s our deal with Kadokawa.”
Middaugh broke the news at Kadokawa’s Anime Expo panel today.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! will hit Crunchyroll’s platform on July 6, at 8:30AM Pacific (11:30AM Eastern) for all subscribers outside of Asia. Ange Vierge will debut on Crunchyroll on July 9 at 11:30AM Pacific (2:00PM Eastern) for all subscribers outside of Asia.
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! is the fourth season of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya franchise. The series, which is based on Hiroshi Hiroyama’s manga of the same name, will be directed by the team of Ken Takahashi (Kira Kira 5th Anniversary Live Anime Kick Start Generation) and Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!, Shomin Sample) at Silver Link. Shin Oonuma is returning as chief director on the project. Kazuya Hirata making his debut as a character designer, while Kenji Inoue returns to charge of series composition.
Crunchyroll describes the series as:
“If only these times would last forever…”
Illya and gang have finished their battle against the heroic spirit residing in the eighth class card. They’re back in vacation mode again, looking to make the most of what they have left of summer break. But their hopes get crushed in the blink of an eye.
An all-too-unrealistic silhouette appears before them when they go to investigate the strange event at Mount Enzou. After a short skirmish, the entire space ends up being warped. Illya wakes up in a wintry Fuyuki City… in a parallel world. This is the world where Miyu was born and raised.
“Protect everything that’s dear to us.” The magical girls start their fight to attain this normal-yet-grand wish.
Ange Vierge is based on Sega’s trading card game of the same name. The series is being helmed by Masafumi Tamura at Silver Link. Tamura will be pulling double duty on the project, serving as character designer in addition to his directorial duties. Katsuhiko Takayama (Aldnoah.Zero, Ga-Rei-Zero) is in charge of series composition.
Crunchyroll describes the series as:
One day, out of the blue, the five worlds were linked together.
Our blue world, Earth.
The black world, ruled by night and magic, Darknes Embrace.
The red world, protected by prayer and by the gods: Tera Rubily Aurora.
The white world, managed by science and computers: System White Egma.
The green world, governed by weapons and armies: Glynnesert.
Angels, demons, fairies, witches, goddesses.
What were once just characters in fantasy stories were now real.
Meanwhile, in each of the worlds, there was an emergence of girls possessing special “Exceed” abilities. The girls would come to be known as the Progress, and they were gathered at the massive Seiran Academy.
There, the girls would meet.
They establish a bond, and they confront the common enemy threatening all five worlds, Ouroboros.
The world is on the verge of doom. Only the Progress can save it.
