Crunchyroll is building out their winter catalog just a bit more today with the addition of World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman. The series is originally known as Seiken Tsukai no World Break. The show is set to premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo on January 11th, 2015 and Crunchyroll will be streaming it that day, worldwide outside of Asia, at 1:05pm ET for premium users and a week later for free users. The series is directed by Takayuki Inagaki with scripts by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and character designs adapted by Masakazu Ishikawa. The series will be animated at Diomedea.
The main cast includes Kaito Ishikawa as Moroha Haimura, Ayana Taketatsu as Satsuki Ranjō and Aoi Yūki as Shizuno Urushibara. Additional casting for the series includes Reina Ueda as Elena Arshavina, Machico as Sophia Mertesacker, Chiaki Omigawa as Angela Johnson, Nichika Omori as Yuri Oregvich Zhirkov, Ayane Sakura as Katia Eskevna Honda, Yuko Minaguchi as Mari Shimon, Wataru Hatano as Sir Edward Runbird, Yūichi Nakamura as Jin Isurugi, Yu Kobayashi as Tokiko Kanzaki, Toru Ohkawa as Tarō Tanaka, Ryou Sugizaki as Gen Isurugi, Akira Ishida as Andō Suruga, Takehito Koyasu as Charles Saint-Germain, Rie Kugimiya as Arlene Highbury, Hikaru Midorikawa as Lū Jishin, Fumi Morisawa as Vasilisa Yuryevna Mostovaya, Yui Ogura as Maya Shimon and Maaya Uchida as Haruka Momochi.
Plot concept: Akane Academy is just like any other school…except the students just happen to be reincarnated legendary heroes from a distant past who battled for the fate of the world. Now, evil monsters are threatening to wreak havoc, and it’s up to the students of Akane Academy to stop them! Follow Moroha, Shizuno, and Satsuki as they navigate love, past lives, and kicking butt in this action fantasy with a dash of fanservice.
