There will be magic and knights, but not necessarily magic knights this time.
Earlier today, the official Knights & Magic Anime anime website updated with a new promotional video. The 105-second trailer features opening theme song Hello! My World!! by fhana as a background track.
The trailer also confirms several new cast and crew members, as well as a premiere schedule. We break down the details below:
Premiere
The series will air on the following networks:
- Tokyo MX: 7/2/2017 at 22:30 (7/2/2017 at 10:30PM)
- KBS Kyoto: 7/2/2017 at 23:00 (7/2/2017 at 11:00PM)
- AT-X: 7/2/2017 at 21:00 (7/2/2017 at 9:00PM)
- Sun TV: 7/2/2017 at 24:30 (7/3/2017 at 12:30AM)
- BS 11: 7/4/2017 at 24:00 (7/5/2017 at 12:00AM)
Cast Members
New cast members include:
- Edgar C. Blanche: Yasuaki Takumi
- Dietrich Knitz: Kazuyuki Okitsu
- Hellvy Oberi: Shizuka Itou
Visuals for the new characters were officially unveiled on the show’s website. You can check them out below:
The show’s official website also shows off two new mecha: Gueire and Arcanba
Arcanba
Gueire
Staff
The new staff members include:
- 2D Design: Hirofumi Araki
- 3DCG Production: Orange
- Art Director: Kenta Masuda
- Art Setting: Kazushi Fujii
- CG Director: Eiji Inomoto
- Chief Animation Director: Kenichiro Katsura
- Chief Animation Director: Tomoko Fukunaga
- Chief Animation Director: Yuuko Yamada
- Color Design: Yukari Fujiki
- Concept Design: Kazutaka Miyatake
- Concept Design: Takahiro Kishida
- Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō
- Editing: Megumi Uchida
- Effects Animation Director: Takashi Umeda
- Mechanical Design: Hidetaka Tenjin
- Prop Design: Atsushi Irie
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Knights & Magic is based on Hisago Amazake-no’s light novel series of the same name. Yusuke Yamamoto (Welcome to the NHK, Shōnen Maid) is directing the project at studio 8 bit, with Kenichiro Katsura (Walkure Romanze, Comic Party: Revolution) providing character designs. Michiko Yokote (Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!, Princess Tutu) is in charge of series composition.
Ayaka Ohashi will perform closing theme song You & I.
The previously confirmed voice cast includes:
- Ernesti “Eru” Echevarria: Rie Takahashi
- Adeltroot “Adi” Alter: Ayaka Ohashi
- Akidd “Kid” Alter: Shinsuke Sugawara
Several character visuals were previously released to promote the series. you can check them out below:
Source: MoCa News
