Funimation’s rollout onto Hulu with series as part of the subscriber side continues with Luck & Logic being a part of it. With the second episode set to hit tomorrow, the first episode is on the service where Hulu will add new subtitled episodes on a seven-day delay from their original Japanese air date for non-subscribers. Those that do subscribe to Hulu get to watch this show on your TV and mobile devices.
The series comes from original creator Septpia based n the overall composition and plan by Yuuya Takahashi. It was directed by Kouichi Chigira along with assistant director Takashi Naoya. Kirin handled the character designs based on the original work by Mari Shimazaki while Katsuzo Hirata served as the chief animation director. The opening theme song is STORY by Kensho Ono while the ending theme song is Meiyaku no Kanata by Emi Nitta.
The cast includes Kensho Ono as Yoshichika Tsurugi, Sumire Uesaka as Athena, Risa Taneda as Tamaki Yurine, Nao Touyama as Venus, Sora Tokui as Chloë Maxwell, Chiaki Omigawa as Valkyrie, Inori Minase as Mana Asuha, Fumiko Orikasa as Artemis, Risa Mizuno as Veronica Ananko, Izumi Kitta as Nemesis, Aimi Terakawa as Yukari Nanahoshi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Olga Breakchild, Hozumi Gouda as Gennai Yaruno, Ai Kayano as Shiori Tsurugi, Kana Ueda as Pieri, Ryuu Nakatani as Quetzalcoatl, Suzuko Mimori as Logigraph and Kousuke Toriumi as Lucifer.
The opening song STORY from Kensho Ono.
Plot concept: In the year L.C. 922, mankind faces an unprecedented crisis. Following the conclusion of a hundred-year war on the mythical world of Tetraheaven, the losing Majins sought a safe haven and invaded the human world Septpia. The government is forced is fight by employing Logicalists belonging to ALCA, a special police that protects the streets from foreigners of another world. Logicalists are given a special power that allows them to enter a trance with Goddesses from the other world.
One day, Yoshichika Tsurugi, a civilian who is lacking “Logic” and lives peacefully with his family, meets the beautiful goddess Athena while helping people escape from a Majin attack. She wields the “Logic” that Yoshichika that should have been lost. This leads Yoshichika to an unexpected destiny with Athena.
The future of the world depends on the “Luck” and “Logic” and these Logicalists.
