The winter 2022 anime adaptation of Shinobu Ohtaka’s latest manga series, Orient, is getting its home video releases handled by Avex Pictures. The twelve-episode series is scheduled for a three-volume release on Blu-ray only beginning March 25th, 2022. The releases are priced at 13,000 yen each and the full schedule is laid out below.
The project has Tetsuya Yanagisawa on board to direct it based on the scripts overseen by Mariko Kunisawa. Takahiro Kishida is handling the character designs with ACGT handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Yuma Uchida as Musashi, Soma Saito as Kojiro Kanemaki, Rie Takahashi as Tsugumi Hattori, Satoshi Hino as Naotora Takeda, Hiro Shimono as Shirō Inukai, Azumi Waki as Nanao Inusaka, Wataru Hatano as Hideo Kosameda, Haruki Ishiya as Aoshi Sanada, Saori Ōnishi as Shunrai Yamamoto, and Katsuyuki Konishi as Jisai Kanemaki.
The series features the opening theme song “Break Out” by Da-iCE” and the ending theme song “Naniiro” by Wataru Hatano.
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…
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 03/25/22 | Booklet, Soundtrack CD |
| 2 | 04/29/22 | Booklet, Bonus Video |
| 3 | 05/27/22 | Booklet, Soundtrack CD |
[Source: Orient]
