Sentai Filmworks has the Grimoire of Zero series coming out on June 26th, 2018 in a regular edition and a premium edition form and they’re now updating on the release. They’ve brought out the first dub clip for it while also revealing that Kyle Jones handled the ADR direction on it. The English cast includes:
- Jason Douglas as Mercenary
- Amanda Lee as Zero
- Chelsea McCurdy as Albus
- Ian Sinclair as Thirteen
- David Wald as Holdem
- Melissa Pritchett as Sorena
- Jay Hickman as Narrator
The supporting cast also includes Mark X. Laskowski, Margaret Lewis, Joe Daniels, Kim Prauss, John Swasey, John Gremillion, Steven Fenley, Michael Wronski, Josh Morrison, Katelyn Barr, Luis Galindo, James Belher, Greg Cote, John Ramirez, Luci Christian, and Kalin Coats.
The show was directed by Tetsuo Hirakawa with character designs by Ryosuke Kimiya and Daisuke Mataga. White Fox worked on the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Yumiri Hanamori as Zero, Tsuyoshi Koyama as Mercenary, You Taichi as Albus, Masayuki Katou as Holdem and Takehito Koyasu as Thirteen.
The opening theme song “Hakkensha wa Watashi” is performed by Tapimiru while the ending theme song “Hajimari no Shirushi” is performed by Chima.
Plot Concept: It was the year 526. The world knew that witches existed and that they practiced the notorious art of sorcery. Nevertheless, the world did not know anything about the study of magic. Our story follows a half-man, half-beast mercenary; humans mockingly call his kind the “fallen beasts.” He always dreamt of becoming a human, but one day, he met a witch who would change his life forever.
“Do you desire a human form? Then be my escort, mercenary!”
The witch introduced herself as “Zero,” and explained that she was searching for a one-of-a-kind magical tome that bandits had stolen from her lair. Entitled “The Book of Zero,” the grimoire supposedly contained valuable magical knowledge that could be used to effortlessly bring the world to its knees. Thus, in order to realize his dream of becoming a human, the mercenary must accompany Zero on her journey—despite her being one of the witches he so loathed. This is the story of a haughty sorceress and a kindhearted beast.
