The anime adaptation of the webcomic series Spiritpact, a boys-love property that has over 160 chapters so far from creator Pingzi, has found its simulcast home. Crunchyroll has picked up the distribution rights for the show with the first episode having gone live today at 9:30am ET for their members with new episodes following weekly on Saturday’s. The show is open to members worldwide outside of Asia. The series is directed by Haolin Li based on the script from Reiko Torii. Animation is being handled by Emon.
The Japanese cast includes Yuuichi Iguchi as Keika You, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Ki Tanmoku and Rumi Ookubo as Shiyou Shin.
Plot concept: Heir of an old famous family of exorcist, Keika You is stricken by poverty after losing his parents. He struggles as a street fortune teller and computer recovery part timer to earn money. One night in a junkyard, he meets the mysterious yet charismatic exorcist, Ki Tanmoku, fighting an evil spirit. This encounter is the beginning of a fated story for Keika. Unfortunately for him, he was actually hit by a car and became a ghost. That was when the handsome exorcist Ki appeared and asked Keika to make a “pact” with him to fight evil spirits together. Here starts the friendship of our heroes!
