We learned at the end of 2018 that a new original work is coming with some interesting talent behind it called Back Arrow. Scheduled for a January 8th, 2021 premiere as part of the winter season, the official site has now dropped the latest promo for the series. After previously bringing out promos for the village of Essha and then the Rekke Empire, this one focuses on the Principality of Ryuto.
Funimation previously announced their pickup of the series for streaming. The service will handle the show in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland; on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand; and on Wakanim in France, Germany, and Scandinavia.
The project comes from director Goro Taniguchi and writer Kazuki Nakashima of Code Geass and Promare respectively. Nakashima is handling the series composition here but also doing the individual scripts. Toshiyuki Kanno is adapting the designs that Shinobu Ohtaka put together and is serving as the chief animation director as well. Studio VOLN is handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Yuuki Kaji as Back Arrow, Aya Suzaki as Atlee Ariel, Ari Ozawa as Elsha Lean, Kensho Ono as Bit Namital, Ryotaro Okiayu as Kai Rhodan, Tomokazu Seki as Shū Bi, Megumi Han as Ren Sin, Ami Koshimizu as Fine Forte, Mikako Komatsu as Prax Conrad, Kenyuu Horiuchi as Zetsu Daidan, Kenta Miyake as Tae Howa, Tetsu Inada as Bai Toatsu, Nobuyuki Hiyama as Goh Zanga, Yasuhiro Mamiya as Baran Sujita, Kouichi Toochika as Peath Glinhouse, and Riki Kitazawa as Demyne Shaft.
The opening theme song is “dawn” by LiSA while the ending theme song will be “Seikai no Hate” by Shuka Saito.
https://twitter.com/backarrow_info/status/1342394926378586112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1342394926378586112%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animenewsnetwork.com%2Fnews%2F2020-12-25%2Fback-arrow-anime-streams-video-highlighting-principality-of-ryuto%2F.167848
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Ringarindo is a land surrounded by a wall. The wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nutures this land. The wall is god … it is the foundation of this land of Ringarindo.
One day, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears in Essha village on the outskirts of Ringarindo. Arrow lost his memories, but says that all he knows is, “I came from beyond the wall.” To restore his memories, Arrow heads out beyond the wall, but is embroiled in a battle with himself as the stakes.
Previous promos and key visuals:
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そして！ 新キャラクター・キャスト発表！
ゼツ・ダイダン：堀内賢雄
テイ・ホウワ：三宅健太
バイ・トウアツ：稲田 徹
ゴウ・ザンガ：檜山修之https://t.co/n1U3mEbPoL#バック・アロウ pic.twitter.com/6UxhhfjY2P— TVアニメ『バック・アロウ』公式 (@backarrow_info) December 18, 2020
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そして！ 新キャラクター・キャスト発表！
バーク・リーン：河本邦弘
ソーラ・アシン：関 智一
アニー：上田麗奈
ジム：松本沙羅
トム：永瀬アンナ
サム：長縄まりあhttps://t.co/n1U3mEbPoL#バック・アロウ pic.twitter.com/KMpfQzgduS— TVアニメ『バック・アロウ』公式 (@backarrow_info) December 11, 2020
◆主題歌決定／PV第2弾公開◆
■オープニングテーマ：LiSA「dawn」
■エンディングテーマ：斉藤朱夏「セカイノハテ」▼アーティストコメント公開💡https://t.co/6ooxZCCzlB
▼PV第2弾でOPテーマ音源使用💡https://t.co/SIProOK8iS
ブライハイト戦闘シーンなど新規カット多数！#バック・アロウ pic.twitter.com/eLBsjmhL8q— TVアニメ『バック・アロウ』公式 (@backarrow_info) November 27, 2020
◆PV第1弾公開◆
先ほどのAbemaTV「アニプレックス48時間テレビ」にて、「#バック・アロウ」スタッフ・キャストなど最新情報を一挙公開しました！
すべてはこのPVに詰め込んでおります。ぜひご覧ください！https://t.co/i3Az9CqNzN#アニプレックスTV pic.twitter.com/oiI6njyvKZ
— TVアニメ『バック・アロウ』公式 (@backarrow_info) March 22, 2020
