The upcoming original anime series Toji no Miko has now gotten a bit more information today as part of the larger project that’s underway for it. With an anime to come we also now know that a manga will begin for it on October 26th in the Monthly Shonen Ace magazine from Sakae Saito. A game will be coming next year as well, which is teased in the image to the right.
For anime fans, we get the first look at the animation side itself with a twenty-five second promo that works through some movement for each and reinforces the winter 2018 debut.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kaede Hondo as Kanami Etou
- Saori Oonishi asHiyori Juujuu
- Azumi Waki as Mai Yanase
- Hina Kino as Sayaka Itomi
- Risae Matsuda as Kaoru Mashiko
- Eri Suzuki as Eren Kohagura
- Asami Seto as Yukari Origami
- Yumi Uchiyama as Maki Shidou
- M.A.O as Suzuka Korehana
- Mai Fuchigami as Yomi Satsuki
- Inori Minase as Yume Tsubakuro
Koudai Kakimoto is set to direct based on the series composition by Tatsuya Takahashi. Yoshinori Shizuma is on board as the original character designer with Yuuko Yahiro adapting them and serving as the chief animation director with Kenji Oota for studio Gokumi.
Plot Concept: There’s an evil creature called Aratama that attack people, and group of Miko has been exorcised those creatures using swords since olden times. Those who usually wear uniforms and swords are called Toji, who officially called Tokubetsu Saishi Kitoutai (Special Ritual Maneuver Team) in police association. They are officially approved of having the swords by the government official, but they are female students who attend training schools that only have 5 schools and consists of junior and senior high levels. They normally spend their student life normally, they release special skills with the swords when there’s missions to protect people. This spring, there’s a competitions for these five schools. Among those girls who train for competition, there’s a girl training with a bit stronger feelings than any other girls. Where would the girl with the sword aim?
