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RPG Game 'Xuanyuan Sword' Gets TV Anime

by tsubasalover
Aug 3, 2018 5:57 AM | 7 Comments

An official website for a TV anime adaptation of Xuanyuan Sword role-playing game franchise opened last Friday. Titled Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki, the series will broadcast on TV and stream online this fall. The anime is a collaboration between TV Tokyo, Softstar, and NADA Holdings.

Staff
Director: Hiroshi Watanabe (Hetalia: The Beautiful World)
Series Composition: Katsuhiko Takayama (Takunomi.)
Character Design: Michinori Chiba (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
Studio: Studio Deen

Cast
Pushou: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Devils Line)
Fuying: Nana Mizuki (Senki Zesshou Symphogear series)
Funei: Rie Kugimiya (Rakuen Tsuihou)

Created by Taiwan based company Softstar, the first Xuanyuan Sword game was released for PC in 1990. The franchise has since released 12 more titles including spin-offs, with the latest in 2016. The game has also inspired novel, manhua, and live-action drama adaptations.

Announcement Interview (in Chinese)


Anime official site: http://xuanyuansword.net/index.html
Game official site: http://swd.softstargames.com.tw/

Source: Softstar, Ota☆Suke

Ken En Ken: Aoki Kagayaki on MAL

7 Comments Recent Comments

OP: "Nageki no Hana (嘆きの華)" by Nana Mizuki
ED: "Negai no Hana (願いの花)" by 9nine

Mondays 26:05 (Tuesdays 2:05 a.m.) via TV Tokyo starting October 1 (2 midnight). First broadcast begins 26:20 (2:20 a.m.)
http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kenenken/onair/

Sep 16, 2018 8:58 AM by tsubasalover

i kinda liked the preview video and then noticed Kugimiya as a main character, yes please =D

Sep 16, 2018 4:48 AM by winddevil1

tsubasalover said:
hazecloud said:
The voice will be in chinese? I don't mind jrpg based anime but crpg hmm.
There will also be in Japanese dub, that's why there's Japanese cast also announced.


Uh oh I see. I thought it would take a while to get japanese dub. Thank you.

Sep 12, 2018 10:06 AM by hazecloud

hazecloud said:
The voice will be in chinese? I don't mind jrpg based anime but crpg hmm.
There will also be in Japanese dub, that's why there's Japanese cast also announced.

Sep 12, 2018 10:02 AM by tsubasalover

The voice will be in chinese? I don't mind jrpg based anime but crpg hmm.

Sep 12, 2018 8:25 AM by hazecloud

Another chinese lowanime heading our way.

Sep 12, 2018 7:54 AM by Swagernator

I think the guy talking looks wierd

Sep 12, 2018 7:51 AM by flanker1997

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