Tomb Raider King Anime Adds Yūko Kaida, Reveals Ending Song in New Trailer
The Tomb Raider King anime is a Korean-produced series airing with a Japanese dub on a major Japanese network, a cross-border production model that remains unusual for a Fuji TV timeslot.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The Tomb Raider King anime, a Korean-animated adaptation of the webtoon by 3B2S, Yuns, SAN.G, and P-crush, revealed a second promotional video on Saturday. The trailer introduces Yūko Kaida as the voice of Keira Clark, an American army general who oversees relic operations. It also previews the ending theme song "To Be Continued" by Korean band QWER, who are also performing the opening theme "Show Down." The series is directed by Seung Wook Woo at STUDIO EEK, with Hyun-Jung Lee as character designer and chief animation director. The anime will premiere in Japan on Fuji TV on July 8 at 25:15 (effectively July 9 at 1:15 a.m.), and will also air on Kansai TV, Tokai TV, BS Fuji, and Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs. The story follows tomb raider Jooheon Suh, who is betrayed and killed, then wakes up 15 years in the past with knowledge of the future. The webtoon ran on Tapas Media from February 2021 to August 2023, spanning 412 chapters.
The second promotional video also includes a new key visual. The trailer shows Keira Clark in her role overseeing relic operations for the U.S. military. QWER's ending theme "To Be Continued" plays over the new footage.
Yoshimasa Hosoya voices the protagonist Jooheon Suh (credited as Ryoga Goriki in the Japanese dub). Saori Hayami plays Irene Holton, and Junichi Suwabe plays Kwon Tae-Joon (Taisei Ogawara). The Japanese dub is directed by Kisuke Koizumi, with translation by Tomoko Fukudome and editing by Keigo Fukuda at Imagica EMS. Sound production is handled by dugout.
The series is a Korean production animated at STUDIO EEK. Seung Wook Woo directs and handles series composition. Hyun-Jung Lee is character designer and chief animation director, joined by Heo Hyung Jun as co-chief animation director. Color design is by Hwang Jee Sun, art direction by Kang Seung Chan, and cinematography by Jung Joo Ri, Lee Kwan Hyeong, and Song Mi Youn. Music is composed by Ju Young Kim, with sound direction by Kim Ju Young.
The webtoon is based on a web novel series by SAN.G. An English version of the novel is available on Tapas, Wuxiaworld, and Wattpad. Ize Press publishes the webtoon in print and released the 14th volume on April 21.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.