Blade & Soul
It’s been a couple of quiet weeks since spring 2014 anime series Blade & Soul had it’s announcement as we got a brief promotional video and then some key visual art as well as cast and staff info. Now, TBS has released a new longer promo that provides some connecting of the actors to the characters visually and a little bit of performance material as wlel before going right into the action itself. The series adapts the Korean MMORPG of the same name into anime form. The series is getting its initial broadcast set for TBS and BS-TBS in April with Gonzo producing it. Hiroshi Hamasaki and Hiroshi Takeuchi are set to direct the project based on the scripts by Tasuhiro Tomioka while Eri Nagata is set to handle translating the games designs to the anime side while also serving as the chief animation director.
The South Korean MMORPG game is currently in development for South Korea, Japan, and North America and it’s being described as a martial arts fantasy game.
The series has some notable voice talents participating as Aoi Yuki of Madoka Magica will play the lead of Jin Valel while Ayahi Takagaki is plan Dan Roana. Sora Amamiya rounds out the cast as Jin Hazuki and Sayaka Ohara as Elle Karen.