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The Ancient Magus' Bride Anime's 1st Part Previewed in Video
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for Kore Yamazaki's manga The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome), began streaming a preview on Friday for the anime's first part.
The official website has also revealed a new key visual (pictured above) and the following new cast :
Takahiro Sakurai as Toshikazu Miura (name romanization not yet confirmed)
Atsumi Tanezaki as 8-year-old Chise
Other new cast include Misaki Kuno as Hugo.
The website has also revealed the anime character designs for the following cast:
Atsumi Tanezaki as Chise Hattori
Elias Ainsworth
Kōki Uchiyama as Ruth
Aya Endō as Silky (Silver)
The anime project will tell an original story from before Chise meets the Magus. The three volumes of the anime will be bundled with the sixth, seventh, and eighth volumes of the manga on September 10, 2016; March 10, 2017; and September 9, 2017, respectively. The first part will also have a limited two-week run in eight theaters throughout Japan starting on August 13.
Yamazaki wrote the original story for the anime. Bamboo (Hozuki's Coolheadedness, Empire of Corpses) is handling the background art. Film composer Junichi Matsumoto (Hidekazu Kore'eda's Like Father, Like Son film) is composing the music.
Source: MoCa News
