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Crunchyroll to Stream AYAKA Original Anime

 

During its industry panel at Anime NYC, Crunchyroll announced the upcoming AYAKA original anime will stream on the service when it premieres in 2023.

 

AYAKA
Airdate: 2023
Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS

 

Trailer

 

Teaser Visual

 

The staff and cast are as follows:

 

  • Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Happy Sugar Life)
  • Series Composition, Scripts: GoRA
  • Original Character Design: redjuice (Guilty Crown)
  • Animation Character Design: Misaki Kaneko (Smile Down the Runway)
  • Sound Direction: Ryo Tanaka (Tribe Nine)
  • Music: Kana Shibue (Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju)
  • Animation Production: Studio Blanc

 

 

Crunchyroll describes the story: 

 

The story follows Yukito Yanagi, an orphan who one day encounters an eccentric disciple of his father’s. The strange man takes him to his birthplace on Ayakajima, made up of seven islands where mysterious beings called “Mitama” and dragons are rumored to reside. There, Yukito meets his father’s two other disciples, who protect the harmony of Ayakajima… which soon threatens to collapse.