Junji Nishimura and Mamoru Oshii’s Hikari no Ou Anime Reveals 16 Cast Members

 

Following the announcement of its main cast earlier this month, the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Rieko Hinata’s Hikari no Ou fantasy novel series revealed sixteen more cast members today ahead of the series’ January 2023 premiere.

 

Sachi Kokuryu (Chibita in Mr. Osomatsu) as

Kun

 

Chiaki Kobayashi (Yuichi in Tomodachi Game) as

Shozo

 

Makoto Koichi (Sakura in Lycoris Recoil) as

Kaho

 

Kenta Miyake (All Might in My Hero Academia) as

Yuoshichi

 

Kaori Nazuka (Uta in One Piece Film Red) as

Hibana

 

Mamoru Miyano (Osamu in Bungo Stray Dogs) as

Takimi

 

Akira Ishida (Katsura in Gintama) as

Hibari

 

Shinichiro Miki (Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) as

Haiju

 

Yuko Hara (Akari in Chaika -The Coffin Princess-) as

Benio

 

Yume Miyamoto (Rikka in SSSS.GRIDMAN) as

Hotaru

 

Shunichi Maki as

Sakuroku

 

Yoji Ueda (Bebin in Ranking of Kings) as

Enzen

 

Ryunosuke Watanuki as

Hitoo

 

• Sayaka Ohara (Ouzen in Made in Abyss) as Yanagi
• Yu Shimamura (Annie in Attack on Titan) as Kiri
• Yoshiko Sakakibara (Integra in Hellsing) as Narrator

 

 

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Based on the novel by Rieko Hinata, Hikari no Ou is being directed by Junji Nishimura (VLAD LOVE) at studio Signal.MD, with series composition by Mamoru Oshii (Angel’s Egg), Akihiro Yamada’s original character designs adapted for animation by Takuya Saito (Outlaw Star) and music by Kenji Kawai (Mob Psycho 100).

 

As previously reported, the story is described as such:

 

The world after the last war of humanity. The earth is covered with black forest, and the people have been infected with a human pyrogenic pathogen that causes their bodies to burn when they approach a natural fire. The fire in this world is gathered by hunting black beasts that live in the forest, the Fire Demons. Recently, there has been a rumor whispered among the fire hunters who hunt the Fire Demons. “The fire hunter who hunted the thousand-year comet “Shimmering Fire,” an artificial star wandering in the empty sky, will be called the King of Fire Hunters.” The protagonists of the story are Touko, a girl who grew up in a village, and Koushi, a former student in the capital city. Their encounter, which was never supposed to happen, changes the fate of the world.

 

The anime adaptation is currently scheduled to begin airing in January 2023.

 

Source: Comic Natalie

 

 

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