A new anime adaptation is in our future as Shinobu Ohtak’s latest manga series, Orient, has been given the nod. It comes at an interesting time as the series, which is currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine, is about to move to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine with its 113th chapter. The anime adaptation doesn’t have any details but a teaser was dropped with a look at the potential for the property.
The series began in 2018 with eleven volumes out as of the announcement. Kodansha Comics is releasing it in English with seven volumes translated so far.
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Plot Concept: At age 10, best friends Musashi and Kojiro sat in excited silence as Kojiro’s father spun tales of evil demons who preyed on the innocent, and the warriors who defeated them. Practicing swordplay, the two swear an oath to become the strongest in the world. But as they grow up, Kojiro turns cynical, and Musashi comes to realize that he can’t turn back 150 years of demon rule on his own. He’s being called a prodigy with a pickaxe, and he’s almost ready to settle for a life of labor. Yet he can’t shake the feeling that he still has a responsibility to act…and, soon, the injustices of his world will force his hand…
[Source: ANN]
