The anime adaptation of the Plunderer manga from Suu Minazuki is set for the winter 2020 season with Funimation already set to simulcast it and produce a simuldub. The show has gotten a new updated as a new key visual to the right was released as well as a new promotional video below that includes a bit of interview material . Funimation also launched a lengthy video that has a new trailer for the series and then an interview with the Japanese voice actors for the two newly announced dub characters, Aoi Ichikawa and Ari Ozawa.
The series is directed by Hiroyuki Kanbe based on the scripts overseen by Masashi Suzuki. Yuka Takashina and Hiroki Fukuda are working on the character designs with studio Geek Toys handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Licht Bach
- Rina Honnizumi as Hina
- Ari Ozawa as Lynn May
- Aoi Ichikawa as Pele
- Yuichiro Umehara as Jail Murdoch
- Shizuka Itou as Nana
The English cast includes:
- Eric Vale as Licht Bach
- Sarah Wiedenheft as Hina
- Elizabeth Maxwell as Lynn May
- Austin Tindle as Pele Popolo
Miku Itō will perform the opening theme song “Plunderer” while Rina Honnizumi will perform the ending theme song “Countless Days” for the production.
The manga from Suu Minazuki began in 2014 and has twelve volumes out so far. Yen Press is releasing it in English.
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Plot Concept: It’s the year 305 of the Alcian calendar, and the world is controlled by numbers. Every human born is branded with a “Count,” which could mean anything from the number of kilometers walked to the amount of people who have said your food is tasty. And if your Count drops to 0… you’ll be sent into the Abyss! After Hina’s mother’s Count dropped to 0, her last request is for Hina to look for the Legendary Red Baron.
