A second teaser trailer for the upcoming Ishura anime adaptation has been released, revealing more of the dark fantasy’s characters and action. Staff and studio information, as well as a second teaser visual and a premiere date of January 2024, were also revealed.
Aside from director Takeo Takahashi (Wasteful Days of High School Girls) and assistant director Yuuki Ogawa (Mieruko-chan), Ishura has four assistant directors: Takuya Asaoka (Immoral Guild director), Fujiaki Asari (Love Flops), Takahiro Majima (Mieruko-chan), and Hironori Aoyagi (Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World). Passione is a production company for animation.
Some of the other revealed staff include Kenta Ihara (The Marginal Service) as Series composer and scriptwriter, Youko Kikuchi (Kuroko’s Basket) and Yuka Takashina (Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha) as Character designers, Kazuo Ogura (Attack on Titan Final Season) and Yuuki Hatakeyama (The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes) as Art directors, Seiji Handa (Yu-Gi-Oh: Arc-V main monster designer) and Hiroya Iijima (Mazinger-Z:Infinity character designer) as Monster designers, Kanta Suzuki (Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars) as Mechanical designer, and Masahiro Tokuda (Platinum End) as Music Composer.
It was also revealed that Kouichi Yamadera will join the cast as Shalk the Sound Slicer. In both the new teaser trailer and visual, the skeletal character is seen clashing with the main character, Soujirou the Willow-Sword.
Meanwhile, the cast of the anime includes Yuuki Kaji as Soujirou, Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distant Talon, Aoi Yuuki as Kia the World Word, Mamiko Noto as Elea the Red Tag, Rie Takahashi as Nihilo the Vortical Stampede, Sora Amamiya as Curte of the Fair Skies, Shoutarou Morikubo as Regnejee the Wings of Sunset, Romi Park as Taren the Punished, and Souichirou Hoshi as Dakai the Magpie.
Ishura is based on the KADOKAWA-published light novel series written by Keiso and illustrated by Kureta. Yen Press describes the plot as:
In a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world. A master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponents with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts among themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins.
The light novels are published by KADOKAWA under the Dengeki no Shinbungei imprint. The series won the tankoubon/novels category of Kono Light Novel ga Sugai 2021 and inspired a manga adaptation by Meguri. In May 2017, the story began as a web novel in Kakuyomu.
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