Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Anime Airing July 14 + Cast, Crew, Character Designs & PV Revealed

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Anime Airing July 14 + Cast, Crew, Character Designs & PV Revealed

The website for the anime adaptation of Yu Shimizu’s Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance has announced the air date of the anime. The series will air from July 14, during the Summer 2014 Anime season. In addition to this announcement, the cast and crew were announced, and character designs were also released.

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Here is the second key visual released for the anime:

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Visual 02

The website has revealed the cast of voice actors and actresses for the Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Anime. And with them are the character designs:

  • Makoto Furukawa (Banri Tada from Golden Time) will be voicing Kamito Kazehaya

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Kamito Kazehaya

 

  • Ibuki Kido (Nanami Knight Bladefield in Kanojo ga Flag wo Oraretara) voices Claire Rouge

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Claire Rouge

 

  • Ai Kakuma (Ruuko Kominato from Selector Infected WIXOSS) voicing Terminus Est

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Terminus Est

 

  • Kana Yuuki (Kashiwagi in Gokukoku no Brynhildr, first major role) will voice Rinslet Laurenfrost

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Rinslet Laurenfrost

 

  • Shizuka Ishigami (Namu Mayu from Kenzen Robo Daimidaler) as Ellis Fahrengart

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Ellis Fahregart

 

  • Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) voices Fianna Ray Ordesia

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Character Design Fianna Ray Ordesia

 

The production crew working and producing the series are as follows:

  • Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa (High School DxD)
  • Series Composition: Takao Yoshioka (High School DxD, Elfen Lied)
  • Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Maki Fujii (Kannazuki no Miko, 07-Ghost)
  • Music Composer: Yasuyoshi Suzuki (Flare Movie, first anime debut)
  • Studio: TNK (High School DxDSchool Days)

Additionally, the Opening and Ending themes were also revealed. The Opening song will be Kyoumei no True Force from Hitomi Harada (Machine-Doll wa Kizutsukanai OP & ED). The Ending will be Blade Dance and is performed by the idol group Ni-Sokkususu, who consists of the main female voice actresses of the series.

Ni-Sokkususu Image

A new promotional video was also released for the anime, which previews the Opening song.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance is a light novel series that is written by Yu Shimizu and illustrated by Hanpen Sakura. The series began in December 2010 in Media Factory’s MF Bunko J imprint, and to date has a total of 13 volumes. The 14th volume of the series will release on July 25th. A manga adaptation from Shimizu and Hyouju Issei began serialization in late 2012, and is published in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of noble families are gathered and given an elite’s education to become spirit contractors. A boy, Kamito, peeped by accident at a girl, Clair, while she was taking a bath and he ended up making a contract with the spirit she wanted. Yes, Kamito is an irregular boy spirit contractor whose existence was thought impossible until now. “You stole…my spirit…you have to take responsibility for it!” “Huh?” “You have to become my contracted spirit!” What will Kamito’s destiny lead to?

The anime adaptation of Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance will be airing from July 14, in the Summer 2014 anime season.

You can visit the anime’s official website for more information: http://www.bladedance.tv/
And follow the anime on Twitter: @blade_anime

 
Source Article and Images – Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance Website
Source Article – MyAnimeList
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