The fall 2020 anime adaptation of the app game King’s Raid: Heirs of the Will is in a weird spot we’re waiting to see how it unfolds. The Japanese home video releases were canceled and it’s unclear how that impacts any future North American releases. And here we are, a month past when the first cour of the series ended, and Funimation is only now able to stream the opening sequence “Eclipse” by DREAMCATCHER. Regardless, it’s a fun song and a good sequence worth checking out and sharing if you haven’t before.
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.
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.
