Get ready for a big show set for 2021 with launch details to come as the Record of Ragnarok manga is getting an anime adaptation. We learned at the end of March 2021 that the show was a Netflix original and recently that it was scheduled for a June 17th, 2021 debut which is when we’ll learn what language options are coming with it.
Now, as we’re closing in on that premiere date, the Japanese side has dropped a new full promotional video for the series that highlights the ending theme song. Check it out below!
The anime adaptation has set Masao Ookubo to direct it based on the series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. Masaki Saito is on board with the character design and the animation production is being handled by Graphinica.
The previously announced Japanese cast includes:
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Brunhild
- Tomoyo Kurosawa as Geir
- Tomokazu Seki as Lu Bu
- Hikaru Midorikawa as Thor
- Wataru Takagi as Zeus
- Sōma Saitō as Adam
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Kojiro Sasaki
- Takahiro Sakurai as Poseidon
- Junichi Suwabe as Hermes
- Yukihiro Nozuyama as Heimdall
- Sho Hayami as Odin
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Shiva
- Rie Tanaka as Aphrodite
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Loki
- Hinata Tadokoro as Ares
- Taisuke Nakano as Huginn
- Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Muninn
- Aya Kawakami as Randgrid
- Rina Kawaguchi as Reginleif
- Yu Kobayashi as Hrist
The series is based on the manga by Shinya Umemura, Ajichika, and Takumi Fukui which began in 2017 as serialized in Comic Zenon magazine. It has nine volumes out in print so far but hasn’t been picked up for English release yet.
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Plot Concept: 7 million Years of Human Civilization is coming to an end…
Every 1000 years, all the Gods of the world gather in heaven to attend the “Conference of Mankind Survival”. All the Gods agree to bring an ultimate end to the mankind due to their past foolish acts but before the final verdict is made, Brunhild, the eldest of the 13 Valkyrie sisters make and objection.
“To spice things up, why donʼt you test humans?”
Her proposal was to have God vs Humanityʼs final struggle also known as the “Ragnarok”, where all the Gods from the world and champions from the entire human history enters 1 on 1 battle. The first team to win 7 battles out of 13 will be the winner.
It seems almost impossible for the humans to win against the Gods.
Although Gods sneer at them, Brunhild makes further provocation;
“Are you chickening out?”
That touches Godsʼ nerves and they accept her proposal in anger.
Therefore, Brunhild and her sisters must choose 13 of the strongest champions throughout the human history.
Will humans surpass Gods and make an stop to the ultimate end?
The eschatological battles between heaven and earth finally begin!
