The fall 2020 anime adaptation of the app game King’s Raid: Heirs of the Will is getting its home video releases handled by NBC Universal Japan. Originally, the twenty-six-episode series was being done as a six-volume release on Blu-ray only that begins on December 23rd, 2020. Each disc in the set is priced at 9,800 yen. Each set comes with a code for the game as well which will be a draw for game players. That, however, has now been canceled due to “various reasons” as you can see from the tweet below. The tweet doesn’t indicate that it will be resolicited in some other form, though one suspects that we’ll see a pair of box sets down the line once things are closer to being done and they have a better handle on how to market the release.
The series was directed by Makoto Hoshino based on the scripts from Megumi Shimizu. Tatsuya Arai is working as the character designer and chief animation director with OLM and Sunrise Beyond handling the production.
The Japanese cast includes the same from the game with Kaito Ishikawa as Kasel, Ai Kakuma as Frey, Ari Ozawa as Cleo, Kengo Kawanishi as Roi, Ryōta Suzuki as Rihito, Yoshino Nanjō as Lupine, Takuma Terashima as Clause, Shun Horie as Theo, Ryotaro Okiayu as Dominicus, Kentaro Ito as Marduk, Masaya Matsukaze as Kyle, Sakura Nakamura as Maria, Mitsuki Nakae as Scarlet, Mika Kanda as Demia, Emi Hirayama as Lorraine, Juri Nagatsuma as Selene, Takako Tanaka as Ophelia, Moe Toyota as Jane, Yūki Takada as Reina, and Riho Iida as Elise.
【Blu-ray発売中止のお知らせ】
全6巻にて発売を予定のBlu-rayですが、諸種の事情により発売を一旦中止する事となりました。楽しみにしてくださったお客様には心よりお詫び申し上げます。対象商品や既にご予約された方など詳しくはこちらをご確認ください。https://t.co/hS0GSD5bIy#アニメキンスレ— TVアニメ「キングスレイド意志を継ぐものたち」公式 (@kingsraid_anime) November 27, 2020
fripSide will perform the opening theme song “legendary future” while KOTOKO is on board for the ending theme song “SticK Out.”
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Plot Concept: A century has passed since King Kyle of the Orvelia kingdom destroyed the fierce demon lord Angmund, restoring peace to the lands. But serenity was not meant to last forever—with the news of new demon appearances reaching the ear of young squire Kasel, who bands together a group of companions that embark on a journey to locate the fabled holy sword to defeat the new enemies.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12/23/20 | Booklet |
| 2 | 01/22/21 | Booklet |
| 3 | 02/26/21 | Booklet |
| 4 | 03/24/21 | Booklet |
| 5 | 04/21/21 | Booklet |
| 6 | 05/21/21 | Booklet |
[Source: King’s Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi]
