The American streaming giant Funimation announced on Thursday that they will stream the Requiem of the Rose anime.
The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto on January 9, and on BS11 on January 11.
The anime will be airing for two back to back cours, for a half-year nonstop run.
The manga’s dull dream story adjusts Shakespeare’s Richard III.
Viz Media authorized the manga, and the company portrays the story:
“Richard’s father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.”
The anime’s cast includes:
- Mitsuki Saigaย as Richard
- Hikaru Midorikawaย as Henry
- Sho Hayamiย as Richard, Duke of York
- Kousuke Toriumiย as Edward
- Yasuaki Takumiย as George, Duke of Clarence
- Satoshi Mikamiย as the Earl of Warwick
- Satoshi Hinoย as William Catesby
- Sayaka Oharaย as Queen Margaret
- Kลhei Amasakiย as Edward of Westminster
- Sayumi Suzushiroย as Lady Anne Neville
- Ayumi Manoย as Lady Isabel Neville
- Shizuka Itouย as Queen Elizabeth
- Aya Hisakawaย as Cecily Neville
- Houchu Ohtsukaย as Narrator
- Riho Sugiyamaย as Henry Stafford
- Aoi Yลซkiย as Joan of Arc
The staff includes:
- Kentarล Suzuki as the Director
- Animation Studio: J.C. Staff
- Hiroki Uchida as the Script Supervisor
- Chikara Hashizume as the Character Designer
- Kentaro Izumi as the Art Director
- Mayumi Tanahashiย as the color designer
- Akihiro Takahashi as the Photography Director
- Yoshikazu Iwanamiย as the audio director
- Kou Otaniย as the music composer
- Lantisย as the music producer
Requiem of the Rose King is a Japanese manga series composed and delineated by Aya Kanno. Inexactly dependent on the Shakespearean plays Henry VI, Part 3 and Richard III, the series follows the personality of Richard III during the turbulent Wars of the Roses (1455โ1487) period in English history.
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