Last Tuesday, Bushiroad held a conference revealing its new anime project, titled Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood. The anime’s PV revealed the opening to be “Exist” by RAISE A SUILEN.
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood will be a historical anime set in an alternate version of 1931 Japan. In this version, the Tokugawa shogunate was never abolished and the Meiji emperor was never brought back to power.
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Within this new society, there is an organization called “Nue”, who are a group of shogunate executioners whose purpose is to enforce the shogunate rule. As a warning to Japanese history buffs, it should be clear at this point that there will be intentional historical discrepancies in the anime.
Here is the cast list:
- Shouta Aoi as Makoto Tsukishiro
- Ayasa Itō as Asahi Nakamura
- Suzuko Mimori as Sawa Yukimura
- Raychell as Elena Hanakaze
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Jin Kuzuhara
In the past, Bushiroad has worked on Love Live! School Idol Project and Haganai: I don’t have many friends. This new anime seems to be of a more serious tone, so it’ll be interesting to see how Bushiroad drives the story of the show.
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood is set to premiere on April 6 on the NTV channel. Episodes will also release one week early on Hulu Japan.
There is a stage adaptation of Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood in the works and is set to premiere sometime in the Fall. A manga adaptation is also currently in the works.
What are your first impressions of this new anime series? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Anime News Network
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