Shinobu Ohtak’s manga series, Orient, had a two-cour anime run back in 2022 that went over pretty well and further secured his fanbase as time went on. That project saw 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.
Now, the manga itself is getting ready to come to an end as it’s been revealed that the next chapter in the 11/2024 marked Bessatsu Shonen Magazine due out on October 9th, 2024 in Japan will be the final chapter.
The twenty-second and final volume will be solicited in the near future in Japan. The series sees an English release through Kodansha and a French release from Pika Editions.
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
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Jisai Kanemaki
The show 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.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
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…
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