Another light novel series is on the path to becoming an anime as that fertile industry continues to be courted. We learned in October 2019 that the light novel series Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World, also known as Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen, was on track for it and the series has now found a simulcast partner with Funimation. The project is set for a fall 2020 debut and will detail its plans as that gets closer in the future. Check out the subtitled trailer below!
The project will be directed by Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato based on the series composition by Kento Shimoyama. Kaori Sato is handling the character designs while serving as the chief animation director with production handled by Silver Link.
The initial casting includes:
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Iska
- Sora Amamiya as Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX
The series comes from writer Kei Sazane and illustrator Ao Nekonabe which began in 2017 and has seven volumes out so far. A manga adaptation kicked off in 2018 with Okama handling that as serialized in Young Animal magazine. Yen Press is releasing both in English in North America.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: A great war has raged for years between the scientifically advanced Empire and Nebulis, the realm of magical girls—until the youngest knight ever to receive the title of the Empire’s strongest meets the princess of the rival nation. Though they are sworn enemies, the knight is taken by her beauty and dignity, and the princess is moved by his strength and way of life. Will the fighting between them ever be allowed to end?
