Viz Media Licenses The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga
The English release of the manga arrived a day before the anime's NHK Educational premiere, and Prime Video carried the dub on the same day, so the licensing and streaming pieces landed together rather than in the usual staggered order.
Key Facts
- Viz Media announced on Thursday that it is publishing Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga in English and uploaded the first two chapters digitally the same day.
- The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom manga launched in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine in 2016, and Shogakukan shipped the 11th compiled volume on June 10.
- The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom topped the list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.
- The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime debuted on October 3 on the NHK Educational channel at 6:25 p.m. JST, with Kiyoko Sayama directing at J.C. Staff.
- Amazon Prime Video added The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime on October 3 with English subtitles and an English dub produced at Deluxe Los Angeles.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
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.
J.C. Staff is animating the series, with Kiyoko Sayama directing. Sayama's prior credits include Skip Beat!, Vampire Knight, and seasons 2 and 3 of To Your Eternity.
Shinzo Fujita writes and oversees the series scripts, Yuriko Maeda designs the characters, Yoshiaki Fujisawa composes the music, and Jin Aketagawa is the sound director.
The Japanese cast is led by Kengo Takanashi as Nemukunai, Makoto Tanikawa as Hakuai, Haruki Ishiya as Atsugariya, Satoshi Inomata as Samugariya, Kiyoto Mizuno as Kemono Tsukai, Taishi Murata as Tsurugi Jiman, Reiji Kawashima as Harapeko, Akeno Watanabe as Baribara, and Show Hayami as the narrator. The English dub was recorded at Deluxe Los Angeles, with Brett Calo directing and serving as casting director.
Kevin Andrew Rivera voices Insomniac in the dub, with Sean Smith as Chilly, Chelsea Krause as Baribara, Mariah Tzoumbas as Bruno, Paul Castro Jr. as Fraternity, Ryan Bartley as Hungry, John Patneaude as Swordsman, Skyler Brigmann as Feverish, and Corey Holland as Beast-Tamer.
Iwamoto's earlier manga Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water inspired the Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom anime film, which opened in January 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment released that manga in English.
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