Viz Media is working the K anime property well this year. After simulcasting the series back at the end of 2012 and then in the last couple of weeks becoming the master licensor for it, it’s no surprise that they’re moving forward with more plans. The latest comes in news from Neon Alley which indicated that they’ll be showing the series sometime this summer on their service. With Viz Media still indicating that the shows they pick up will get dubbed, it was pretty likely that this one would as well, but further confirmations are always welcome.
Plot Concept: From GoHands, the studio that brought you the cyberpunk anime film series Mardock Scramble, and the enigmatic writers’ collective GoRA Project comes K, the newest original anime series of 2012. Set in a world where history has taken a slightly different course from the one we’re familiar with, K follows the story of a young boy whose life is caught in a psychic war between seven kings. Yashiro Isana, also known as Shiro, is wanted for a crime he has no recollection of committing. He finds himself being hunted by the groups HOMRA, led by Mikoto Suoh, “The Red King,” and SCEPTER 4, led by Reisi Munakata, “The Blue King.” While on the run, a young man named Kuroh Yatogami helps him. This fated encounter will change Shiro’s life forever.
