'Ousama Ranking' Unveils Additional Cast, Opening Theme Artist, First Promo

by DatRandomDude
Aug 12, 2021 11:03 AM | 5 Comments

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Sousuke Tooka's Ousama Ranking (King Ranking) manga revealed on Friday additional cast members, the first key visual (pictured), first promotional video, and opening theme artist. The anime is scheduled to premiere this October on Fuji TV's noitaminA programming block.

Cast
Boss: Kenta Miyake (Boku no Hero Academia)
Shiina: Takako Honda (Mashiro no Oto)
Magic Mirror: Maaya Sakamoto (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season)
Death-Har: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Vinland Saga)
Death-Par: Takahiro Sakurai (Akudama Drive)

J-pop band King Gnu (Banana Fish first ending theme) is performing the opening theme "BOY," previewed in the promotional video below.

Yousuke Hatta (Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019) assistant director) is helming the anime at Wit Studio. Taku Kishimoto (Yuukoku no Moriarty) is handling the series composition, and Atsuko Nozaki (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0) is designing the characters. MAYUKO (Hataraku Saibou (TV)) is composing the music.

Tooka began drawing the fantasy adventure manga on the Manga Hack website in May 2017. Kadokawa shipped the 11th volume on August 12.

PV

Note: The video is region-locked; click here for an alternative link.

Source: animate Times

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Ousama Ranking keeps being charming. I'm very excited.

King Gnu as the op is great too. Let's go.

Aug 12, 2021 10:28 PM by AngeloMC21

That's quite the PV, and the OP doesn't sound too bad either! Maybe I'll consider watching this sometime...

Aug 12, 2021 9:15 PM by Fario-P

Oh nice, an opening by King Gnu

I must say I'm REALLY looking forward this anime, this fall is going to be amazing with this anime and Mushoku Tensei

Aug 12, 2021 3:14 PM by Damuzen

One of the shows I’m looking forward the most. Also that animation looks incredible.

Aug 12, 2021 1:35 PM by Xenocrisi

Wit :DD
Also, goddamn I love how anime is regaining and rebounding back to the older look. This and stuff like Fena look a bit like old-er anime

Aug 12, 2021 12:59 PM by BerriesSan