Three more cast members have been revealed for ORIENT, an upcoming TV anime based on the historical fantasy adventure manga by Shinobu Ohtaka (Magi) about a young man who takes up arms against a ruling class of demons in Sengoku era Japan. The new cast members include:
Haruki Ishiya as Aoshi Sanada.
Saori Ōnishi as Shunrai Yamamoto.
And Katsuyuki Konishi as Jisai Kanemaki.
The original ORIENT manga is serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, and an English language version is also available from Kodansha Comics. Crunchyroll describes the story of ORIENT as follows:
Based on the manga by Shinobu Ohtaka being published in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. This is a story about Musashi, a 15-year-old boy who lives in Japan during the Sengoku period. Japan is ruled by demons, and Musashi tries to confront the demons with a certain special power!
The ORIENT TV anime is directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and features animation production by A.C.G.T.. ORIENT will broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo, AT-X, and other stations beginning on January 05, 2022, and the series will also stream on Crunchyroll as part of the winter 2022 anime simulcast lineup.
Source: Comic Natalie
Copyright notice: © Shinobu Ohtaka・Kodansha / "ORIENT" Production Committee
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Source: Crunchyroll
