The original author Hayken's first animated work, "The Hero King Reincarnates to Master the Martial Arts ~And Becomes the World's Strongest Apprentice Knight♀~" will be broadcast in January 2023. Hayken-sensei also commented on the official website, "First of all, this story is not something I could have done on my own, so I would like to thank everyone who was involved. Thank you very much!" This time, I would like to introduce the production company, staff, and voice actors involved in the animation. I think you will enjoy it more if you know what kind of people are involved in the anime production before watching the broadcast. Hayken-sensei also commented, "As a viewer, I am looking forward to the anime! I will brag about it to my daughter!" I hope you will read it to enjoy it as well.
The production company is Studio Comet
First, I would like to introduce the animation production company that will be producing this work. The company in charge of "The Hero King Reincarnates to Master the Martial Arts ~And Becomes the World's Strongest Apprentice Knight♀~" is called "Studio Comet". Originally, Hiromichi Mogaki, who worked on "Captain Tsubasa" as a producer at Tsuchida Productions, became the representative and founded "Studio Comet Limited Company" with director Shin Misawa, animator Hiroji Kanazawa, and sound producer Kazuo Harada.
They have also worked on many famous works
Since taking over the production of "High School! Kimengumi" from Tsuchida Productions, they have worked on many famous works. Let me introduce some of those works.
"Prestigious! Third Baseball Club"
This is a work by "Mutsu Toshiyuki" that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. It is a success story full of baseball love of the protagonist, Asunaro Hinoki, who is in the third string of the prestigious Sakura High School baseball team, and his friends. The third string of Sakura High School baseball team, which was said to be a dropout by those around them, is suddenly told by General Manager Kito that it will be disbanded. "If you disband, I want you to have a practice game with the first string at the end," and he makes them promise that if they win against the first string, the disbandment of the third string will be rescinded. Asunaro and his friends begin desperate training to win. Can the Sakura High School baseball team's third string beat the first string?
"Captain Tsubasa J"
If you are a manga or anime fan, you probably know this work, which is synonymous with soccer manga and has fans all over the world, and is written by "Yoichi Takahashi". This Captain Tsubasa J is a remake of the elementary school arc from the first work and an animated version of the opening part of the original manga "Captain Tsubasa World Youth Arc". The decision to produce the series was made with the J-League boom at the time as a driving force, and it was broadcast in 47 episodes starting in October 1994.
Initial D
This is a work by Shigeno Shuichi that was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine. It depicts young "racers" who drive cars on mountain roads, and the Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 model, commonly known as the "Hachiroku", which the protagonist drove, has been discontinued, but the popularity of this work has led to an explosion in the popularity of used Trueno cars. The main character, Takumi Fujiwara, is an ordinary high school student, but he has been helping his family's Fujiwara Tofu Shop with deliveries since he was in junior high school in a Sprinter Trueno. Takumi acquires driving techniques while driving on mountain roads, and throws himself into mountain battles as a street racer, and grows as a street racer.
The director is Naoyuki Kuzuya
He is mainly active in directing and storyboarding. This time, he will be directing "The Hero King Reincarnates to Master the Martial Arts ~And Becomes the World's Strongest Apprentice Knight♀~", which will be his first time directing a TV anime since "BUS GAMER" in 2008 and "Bikini Warriors" in 2015. I'm looking forward to seeing how he will create this work.
Series composition is by Mitsutaka Hirota
Born in Osaka Prefecture, after graduating from Tamagawa University, he studied screenwriting at the Scenario Center Osaka School. After graduating, he worked for a general company for a while, but left and made his debut as a screenwriter in 2000. He has been actively involved in series composition since around 2011, and is currently affiliated with Dream Plus Co., Ltd. Here are some of the works that Hirota has recently participated in that I recommend.
Recommended work No. 1 "So I'm a Spider, So What?"
This is a reincarnation work in the Narou genre, based on the original work by "Baba Okina", and Hirota participated in the scriptwriting. It was made into an anime in January 2021 and aired for two consecutive seasons. The story begins when "I", a high school girl, is reincarnated with her entire classroom during class. "I", who was at the bottom of the school caste system, is reborn in another world as a spider's egg. However, "I", who has a tough mental strength and the ability to adapt easily to the situation, is born as "Spider Girl" and lives cheerfully in the world of monsters.
What is the appeal of this work?
In the first half of the story, Spider Girl, who was born as a spider's child, grows up while fighting monsters that attack her. "Yuki Aoi" plays Spider Girl, who has the mental strength to never give up no matter how difficult the situation is, and accepts the situation cheerfully. Since she is surrounded by monsters, there is no conversation and the story progresses with her talking to herself, but it was fresh and impressive to see her fighting a strong enemy by herself while making jokes. It was also interesting to see the relationships with the other students who were reincarnated in a different timeline and intertwine as different stories progress.
Recommended work No. 2 "The New Prince of Tennis U-17 WORLD CUP"
The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999, and has been adapted into a wide variety of media mixes, so many people may already know about it. In addition to manga and anime, the stage play, nicknamed "Tenimyu," began in 2003 and is still being performed today. It is a pioneer of 2.5-dimensional theater and a stepping stone for young actors. In July of this year, the 20th anniversary of the TV anime, a new work was animated for the first time in 10 years. Hirota was in charge of the series composition and scriptwriting, and The Prince of Tennis, which was set in a world setting, was broadcast.
What is the content of the first TV anime in 10 years?
Echizen Ryoma, who participated in the U-17 (Under Seventeen) Japan national team training camp, was expelled for breaking the rules of the training camp. His brother Ryoga invited him to join the US national team, and Ryoma decided to participate in the U-17 WORLD CUP as a member of the US national team. Then the U-17 WORLD CUP began, and the Japanese national team was faced with Tezuka Kunimitsu, who had traveled to Germany to become a professional, and Ryoma, who had become a member of the US national team.
Music by Kenta Higashioji
He is from Tokyo and graduated from the Composition Department of Toho Gakuen School of Music. He is a composer and arranger affiliated with Imagine, and is one of the younger composers affiliated with Imagine. He became interested in film music while in college, and became involved in film music after meeting Keiji Iuchi. He is well-versed in orchestral composition and arrangement, as well as jazz and rock music, and works in a wide range of genres.
What are you doing these days?
Imagine mainly works on anime openings and game background music. For anime, they have worked on the opening theme "Yume wo Kakeru!" for Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2 and the Pokémon movie "Minna no Monogatari", and for games, they have worked on Uma Musume Pretty Derby and Princess Connect! Re:Dive.
Ingris Yukes / Voiced by: Kito Akari
Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, she graduated from Pro Fit Voice Actor Training School and officially joined Pro Fit in 2019. Due to the closure of Pro Fit's operations, she transferred to Raccoon Dog in 2022. She is an admitted otaku, having been familiar with anime, manga, and games since she was a child due to her father's influence. Her voice is quite low and she felt self-conscious about it, but after her debut, as she was told more and more that she was "really good," it turned into confidence.
The reason for her increased popularity is that work!
It was her role as Kamado Nezuko in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" that instantly raised Kito Akari's profile. As you all know, it became a social phenomenon, and her TV appearances increased dramatically after that. Kito herself commented, "She changed my life 180 degrees. She changed the way people around me looked at me. She was a character that I had never played before, a character that doesn't speak but expresses itself with a groan, and she changed my life in the sense that she broadened my range of expression." Here are some of Kito's other representative works.
Kitou's masterpiece number 1 "The Journey of Another World Guided by the Moon"
The anime was broadcast in July 2021, and the second season has been decided to be produced. Kitou plays "Mio", who serves as a servant of the main character, Fukasumi Makoto. Makoto is suddenly summoned as a hero to help humans in another world, but is scolded by the goddess for his "ugly face" and thrown away as garbage at the edge of the other world. From there, the strange journey of Fukasumi Makoto, who was given powers by the Japanese god "Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto" before reincarnation, begins. One of the charms of this work is the characters that surround it. The interactions between the characters, who are all a bit quirky, such as the invincible high-ranking dragon Tomoe and the disaster black spider Mio, and the real characters are full of highlights.
Kitou's masterpiece No. 2 "Inventory"
The first season was broadcast in January 2020, and the second season is scheduled to air in January 2023. Kitou plays the main character, Kotoko Iwanaga. At the age of 11, Iwanaga Kotoko made a contract to become the "god of wisdom for the supernatural beings," and as proof of this she lost one eye and one leg and now wears a prosthetic eye and leg. Together with her lover Sakuragawa Kuro, who is immortal and has the ability to determine the future, she solves supernatural-related problems as a detective. The interactions between Kuro, who is Kotoko's lover but treats her carelessly, and Kotoko, who has a foul mouth that is hard to imagine given her appearance, are one of the charms of the work.
Lafinia Bilford / Voiced by Kakuma Ai
She is from Fukuoka Prefecture and worked as an office lady for four years after graduating from high school. She was unable to give up on her dream of becoming a voice actress, and after attending the 26th class of the training school attached to Mausu Promotion, she joined Mausu Promotion in 2013. Some people call her "the successor to Sakura Tange" because of her sweet voice quality, but that impression is just too strong, and she can also play a dignified voice like Edelgard.
Looking forward to her appearance in "I Was Reincarnated as a Sword"
She will play the heroine Fran in "I Was Reincarnated as a Sword," which will be broadcast from October 2022. This work is a reincarnation work in the Narou genre, but it is different from the typical plot in which the protagonist is reincarnated as a magic sword. The magic sword, named "Master," and Fran, who was a slave of the black cat tribe, travel as companions, solving problems and growing together. It is a work with a slightly different appeal from previous reincarnation works in another world.
Leone Orfer / Voiced by: Tomori Kusunoki
Born in Tokyo, she won a special prize at the 5th "Anistoteles" audition event hosted by Sony Music Artists in 2016, and made her debut as a voice actress in 2017 as a female junior high school student in "Eromanga Sensei." She didn't attend a training school, but instead honed her voice acting skills through self-study, and has the high acting ability to play the same character as if they were different people by changing the quality of her voice.
Kusunoki's recommended work "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online"
This is a spin-off of Sword Art Online that aired in October 2017, and he plays the main character, Len. The main character becomes addicted to the VR game "Gun Gale Online," where you fight with guns, and in the game, Kohiruimaki Karen, a college student who is 183 cm tall and has a complex about her height, plays a small avatar named "Len." Kusunoki does a great job of playing both Kohiruimaki Karen in real life and Len in the game.
Lieselotte Arshia / CV: Wakana Kuramochi
She is from Gunma Prefecture and graduated from the Tokyo Narration Acting Institute. She joined Claire Voice on April 1, 2020. In 2021, she was selected for the role of Kafu in "The Duke of Death and His Black Maid" through an audition. After that, she played the role of Lilia Kudelfeit in "Golden Vermeil: The Magician on the Edge Advances Through the Magical World with the Strongest Calamity". She is a voice actress whose future activities are exciting to look forward to.
Summary of the production company, production staff, and voice actors
This time, we introduced the production company, production staff, and voice actors who produced "Hero King Reincarnated to Master the Martial Arts ~And the World's Strongest Apprentice Knight♀~". It would be more enjoyable to know what kind of works the production team has worked on and what other works the voice actors have appeared in before watching the anime. Thank you for reading to the end.
