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Try Knights Anime Cast Adds Seiji Maeda, 2 More

Written By Samantha Ferreira May 16, 2019

Earlier today, the official Try Knights anime website updated with a trio of cast members. The series will add the following:

Pearce Valentine Shōtani: Shūta Morishima
Seiichirō Nade: Yoshiki Nakajima
Tomomi Hōryū: Seiji Maeda

Visuals for the characters were also revealed, which you can check out below.

Try Knights Character Visual - Pearce Valentine Shotani — Pearce Valentine Shōtani

Try Knights Character Visual - Seiichiro Nade — Seiichirō Nade

Try Knights Character Visual - Tomomi Horyu — Tomomi Hōryū

Try Knights will hit Japanese TV in Summer 2019. NTV will air the series, along with other networks.

GONZO is producing the series in cooperation with the Japan Rugby Football Association.

The confirmed voice cast includes:

Riku Haruma: Shōgo Sakamoto
Akira Kariya: KENN

Shunsaku Yano and illustrator Senzoku Erisawa’s Try Knights manga launched in the pages of Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Gene magazine on June 15, 2019. To date, one compiled volume has shipped to stores, with a second due to ship to Japanese retailers on March 27. Rihito Takarai is credited as original character designer for the project, while the TRY KNIGHTS UNION is credited with the original work.

Sources: Ota-suke, Comic Natalie

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): casting, character visuals, gonzo, try knights

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