The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom premieres October 3 on NHK Educational. A second trailer has confirmed the opening theme and five additional cast members.
The television adaptation of Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom is set for an October 3 premiere on NHK Educational. The first promotional video and main visual arrived with the announcement, along with the voice cast for the seven knight brothers: Kengo Takanashi, Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, and Reiji Kawashima. Kiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff.
A second trailer followed, and with it five more cast members: Miyuki Sakurai, Natsumi Fujiwara, Takehito Koyasu, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Daisuke Namikawa. The same round of news named the opening song, "Sayonara wa Iwanai" by yama.
Across both stories the production has moved from a premiere date and full brother roster to a broader cast and a confirmed theme song. The network, the premiere date, the director, and the studio have stayed consistent in the coverage.
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Viz Media announced on Thursday that it is publishing Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga in English. The company uploaded the first two chapters digitally the same day. The fantasy romance centers on seven brothers who are knights of the Marronnier Kingdom. The kingdom sits at the center of eight kingdoms, and each brother is dispatched to a different one as an ambassador on a quest to find his fated partner. The manga launched in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine in 2016, and Shogakukan shipped the 11th compiled volume on June 10. It topped the list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. A television anime adaptation debuted on October 3 on the NHK Educational channel at 6:25 p.m. JST, and Amazon Prime Video added the series on the same day with English subtitles and an English dub.
Sep 7
The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga has revealed a second trailer, new cast members, and its opening theme. Miyuki Sakurai, Natsumi Fujiwara, Takehito Koyasu, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Daisuke Namikawa join the cast, and yama performs the opening song "Sayonara wa Iwanai." The anime premieres on October 3.
Aug 10
The television anime of Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Okoku no Shichinin no Kishi manga revealed its first promotional video, main visual, cast, and October 3 premiere on NHK Educational. Kengo Takanashi, Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, and Reiji Kawashima voice the seven knight brothers. Kiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff.