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Meet new members of the Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master cast
The official X (Twitter) account of the upcoming anime Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (aka Prince Without a Servant: The Chronicle of Yatagarasu or The Crow Does Not Choose its Master) unveiled six new cast members earlier today, along with graphics of the characters they play.
Those new Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master cast members are:
- Eiji Takeuchi (Tokyo Revengers) who is playing Sumio
- Satoshi Hino (Doctor Elise) who is voicing Natsuka
- Hiroshi Shirokuma (Bungou Stray Dogs) voices Rokon
- Kengo Kawanishi (Blue Period) playing Atsufusa
- Yoshino Aoyama (Bocchi the Rock!) voicing Fujinima
- Atsuko Tanaka (The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic) as Oomurasaki no Omae
They join the previously announced cast members Miyu Irino (who is playing Wakamiya), Mutsumi Tamura (Yukiya), Rina Honizumi (Asebi), Hiroki Nanami (Hamayuu), Ayaka Fukuhara (Masuhonosuki), and Rie Kugimiya (Shiratama).
Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master staff
As for the anime’s staff, Yoshiaki Kyougoku (Yuru Camp) is directing the anime, with Yukiko Yamamuro in charge of series composition, and Takushige Norita (Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-nee) designs the characters.
Studio Pierrot (Tokyo Ghoul/Narato) is in charge of anime production.
The plot of Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
The anime is being adapted from the massively popular Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master novel series written by Chisato Abe.
Bungeishunjuu, who is publishing the books, describes the plot like this:
Yukiya, a “simple” boy from one of the four great noble families, is chosen to serve the crown prince, Wakamiya.
The prince, however, is regarded as an idiot and is surrounded by many powerful enemies since he had taken over as heir to the throne from his elder brother, who still has a lot of supporters.
The imperial court is full of conspirators and assassins. How can Wakamiya and Yukiya overcome these adversaries?
Meanwhile, a manga adaptation of Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master began being published in 2020 in Japan, with four volumes of the manga out so far.
The anime adaptation is set to premiere on April 6th at 11:45 p.m. on NHK in Japan.
Until then, you can see illustrations of all the characters announced so far, with information about them via the anime’s official website.
If you enjoy an epic story, this one is likely to be right up your alley.
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