We learned back in December 2019 about another manga property being lined up for an anime adaptation with Osama Ranking. Back in November 2020 the series was confirmed for the October 2021 period as part of the noitaminA block when it arrives on Fuji TV. Now, the official site has rolled out its first promotional video at just about a minute and revealed new cast members for it with:
- Yuuki Kaji as Daida, Bojji’s half-brother
- Rina Satou as Hilling, Daida’s mother
- Takuya Eguchi as Domas, Bojji’s swordmaster
- Yōji Ueda as Bebin, Daida’s swordmaster
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Apis, “the king’s spear” and loyal man-at-arms
- Hinata Tadokoro as Drusi, Hilling’s bodyguard and shieldbearer
- Daiki Yamashita as Hokuro, a footman that looks up to Bojji
The previously revealed cast includes Minami Hinata as Bojji and Ayumu Murase as Kage.
The series is directed by Yousuke Hatta based on the scripts overseen by Taku Kishimoto. Arifumi Imai is the assistant director with Atsuko Nozaki handling the character designs and WIT Studio handling the animation production.
The series comes from Sosuke Toka which began in 2017. It’s serialized in Comic Beam magazine with eight volumes out as of the announcement.
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Plot Concept: The story focuses on Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children’s sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world’s greatest king. However, people mutter about him behind his back as “a good-for-nothing prince” and “no way he can be king.”
Bojji is able to make his first-ever friend, “Kage” (shadow) — a literal shadow on the ground who somehow understands Bojji well. (Kage is a survivor of the Kage assassin clan that was all but wiped out. No longer a killer, Kage now makes ends meet by stealing.) The story follows Bojji’s coming-of-age as he meets various people in his life, starting with his fateful encounter with Kage.
[Source: ANN]