The Heike Story
The Heike Story | |
The Heike Story logo | |
平家物語 (Heike Monogatari) | |
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Original net animation | |
Directed by | Naoko Yamada |
Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Kensuke Ushio |
Studio | Science SARU |
Licensed by | |
Released | September 15, 2021 (Web release) January 22 (TV release) – scheduled |
The Heike Story (Japanese: 平家物語 Hepburn: Heike Monogatari) is an upcoming Japanese original net animation (ONA) series which produced by animation studio Science SARU. This series is based on classic Japanese epic The Tale of the Heike which is written by Hideo Furukawa on 2016.[1] On 15th September, 2021, Funimation will stream this anime in Northern American territories, bilibili will stream this anime in China, Southeast Asia and South Asia and FujiTV On Demand (FOD) will stream this anime in Japan. The regular television broadcast will start on January, 2022 FujiTV's Plus Ultra programming block.[1]
Characters[edit]
Characters | Voice actors | References |
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Biwa (びわ) | Aoi Yūki | [2] |
Taira no Shigemori (平重盛) | Takahiro Sakurai | [2] |
Taira no Tokuko (平徳子) | Saori Hayami | [2] |
Taira no Kiyomori (平清盛) | Tesshō Genda | [2] |
Media[edit]
This anime is being produced by Japanese studio Science SARU, directed by Naoko Yamada, script is written by Reiko Yoshida and Kensuke Ushio is composing the music. Original character concept by Fumiko Takano and Takashi Kojima is designing those characters. Tomotaka Kubo is directing the art and the colour key artist is Ken Hashimoto. Shotaro Imai is in charge for directing in-between animation and Kazuto Izumita for directing photography. Kiyoshi Hirose is in charge for editing. Eriko Kimura is directing the audio and Hiromune Kurahashi is composing the sound effects. Yoshihiko Sata is in charge for historical supervision and finally Yukihiro Gotō is overseeing the portrayal of Biwa.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""平家物語:初のテレビアニメ化 監督に山田尚子 サイエンスSARU制作 悠木碧が琵琶法師の少女に"" (in 日本語). Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pineda, Rafael Antonio. "Science Saru Reveals The Heike Story TV Anime by Naoko Yamada". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ↑ "STAFF • CAST" (in 日本語). Retrieved September 3, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- The Heike Story (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia