Sentai Filmworks has announced one more title that will be arriving this summer with a late reveal of Onigiri. Interestingly, this one looks to be an exclusive to the Sentai store where it’s priced at $129.98 (on sale for $79.98) where it’ll come with the full run of the short-form show in bilingual form on Blu-ray with extras that include the clean opening sequence, a T-shirt, a 3D lenticular poster, and three double-sided art cards.
The series is directed by Kyle Jones and Shannon Reed with a cast that includes:
- Cynthia Martinez as Shizuka Gozen
- Stephanie Wittels as Yoshitsune
- Juliet Simmons as Gaako
- Brittney Karbowski as Ibaraki-Doji
- Kira Vincent-Davis as Kaguya
- Hilary Haag as Amaterasu
- Shanae’a Moore as Gagomi
- Margaret McDonald as Veronica
- Joanne Bonasso as Uzume
- Tiffany Grant as Kijimuna
- Rachel Landon as Ariko
- Chaney Moore as Sakura
- Carolyn Medrano as Hiroko
- Tiffany Terrell as System Rep
- Heather Spiller and Ned Gayle as Mephistopheles
- Jay Hickman as Narrator
The Japanese cast includes Aina Suzuki as Shizuka Gozen, Eriko Matsui as Yoshitsune, Suzuko Mimori as Ibaraki-douji, Izumi Kitta as Kaguya and Natsuko Hara as Amaterasu.
The series is directed by Takashi Yamamoto based on the series composition from Takamitsu Kouno. Takashi Aoshima and Atsushi Oka are also working on the scripts while Yukiko Ibe is serving as both character designer and the chief animation director.
Plot Concept: In a mystical world where humans and supernatural creatures co-exist, the dark and ancient race of beings known as the Kamikui are on the rise. To stop them, the people of Japan will need a mighty army of heroines with unparalleled fighting skills. Unfortunately, times are tough, and they’ll have to make do with a runaway Princess; the axe-wielding and frequently drunken daughter of an Orc tavern owner; an internet troll who lives in her own fantasy world; and a frazzled fighter who would love to stick to the rules of combat if she could reign the others in for even half a second. It may not be an epic out of legend, and Japan might be doomed, but at least the road to damnation is going to be a heck of a fun journey as our wannabe world-savers cut loose in ONIGIRI!
