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The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Adds Yusuke Kobayashi as Mysterious Boy

The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime has cast Yusuke Kobayashi as a mysterious boy with a plan for the seven knight brothers, the staff announced on Thursday. The character appears in the seventh episode on Saturday.

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Why it matters

A late-arriving character with an unexplained plan gives the seven-brother ambassador premise a plot turn at the point where an episodic fantasy romance usually settles into its routine.

The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Adds Yusuke Kobayashi as Mysterious Boy

Key Facts

  • Yusuke Kobayashi joins The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom as a mysterious boy with a plan for the seven knight brothers.
  • The character debuts in the anime's seventh episode on Saturday.
  • The anime premiered on NHK Educational on October 3 at 6:25 p.m. JST.
  • Amazon Prime Video streams the anime and an English dub.
  • Viz Media licensed Nao Iwamoto's manga on October 1.

The NHK Educational broadcast premiered on October 3, with Amazon Prime Video streaming the series and an English dub. Viz Media licensed Nao Iwamoto's manga on October 1.

The role is billed as a mysterious boy who has an equally mysterious plan for the seven knight brothers, and he arrives in episode seven, which airs Saturday on NHK Educational. The series follows seven brothers who are knights of the Marronnier Kingdom, each dispatched to a different kingdom as an ambassador to find a fated partner. Kiyoko Sayama directs at J.C. Staff, with Shinzo Fujita writing and overseeing scripts. Amazon Prime Video streams the show and an English dub, and Viz Media licensed Nao Iwamoto's manga on October 1.

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