The premiere information is starting to hit a lot more quickly these days as we get closer to the actual debuts and Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance is the latest. The official site has updated with the news that the series will make its debut in Japan on July 14th with quick followups on other broadcasters on the 15th and 17th. The original property kicked off in 2010 after Yu Shimizu finished the three volume novel series Yattekitayo, Druid-san! and has since written eleven volumes of Blade Dance. Two incarnations of manga adaptations have also begun with one in 2011 and another in 2012.
The series will be directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa at studio TNK and will star Ai Kakuma as Est, Shizuka Ishigami as Ellis Fahrengart, Makoto Furukawa as Kamito Kazehaya, Saori Oonishi as Fianna Ray Ordessia and Ibuki Kudo as Claire Rouge.
Plot concept: Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of noble families are gathered and given an elite’s education to become spirit contractors. A boy, Kamito, peeped by accident at a girl, Clair, while she was taking a bath and he ended up making a contract with the spirit she wanted. Yes, Kamito is an irregular boy spirit contractor whose existence was thought impossible until now. “You stole…my spirit…you have to take responsibility for it!” “Huh?” “You have to become my contracted spirit!” What will Kamito’s destiny lead to?