With a bit more information having come down recently with the cast and staff announcements, the upcoming Momo Kyun Sword series has now dropped its first now promo that shows off the characters and style of the series as well as a bit of the opening theme song. The series was announced as going into production back in January 2014. The adaptation of the light novel is one that has an interesting history in and of itself as the Kibidango Project kicked off in 2014 with it where they bring in different illustrators for it to give it a different feeling each month and a variety of web show readings of the source material has been done by a wide range of voice actors as well. With a summer 2014 premiere planned, the new details include the main cast for the series as well as the production team itself which looks pretty interesting and not the normal group you see in a lot of shows.
Cast:
Ayana Taketatsu as Momoko
Minami Tsuda as Onihime
Wataru Hatano as Inugami
Showtaro Morikubo as Sarugami
Asami Imai as Kijigami
Shiori Mikami as Ringo
Suzuko Mimori as Suika
Rumi Ookubo as Maron
Yuka Ōtsubo as Karin
Mikako Komatsu as Kaguya
Asami Shimoda as Kushinada
Masumi Asano as Celestial Maiden Sumeragi
Staff:
Director: Shinsuke Yanagi
Animation Production: Tri-Slash and Project No.9.
Script: Tsuyoshi Tamai
Character Designs/Chief Animation Director: Hiroshi Tomioka
Prop Design: Haruo Ogawara
Action Director: Hiroto Kato
Art Director: Chikako Shibata
Color Design: Naoko Kodama
Director of Photography: Koujirou Hayashi
Editing: Akari Saitō
Sound Director: Teruaki Sugawara
Sound and Music Producer: Keiichi Nozaki
Plot concept: The story begins with a female re-imagining of Momotarō, a famous character in Japanese folklore. Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach (momo in Japanese). She lives with her constant companions — the dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigami — in a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko’s land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.
