The staff behind the television anime adaptation of Nao Iwamoto‘s manga Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) has announced that voice actor Ryōta Takeuchi is joining the cast as Saturno, a new character making his debut in episode 6, which airs this Saturday.
Story
The fantasy romance series follows seven brothers who serve as knights of the Marronnier Kingdom — a realm situated at the heart of a cluster of eight kingdoms. Each brother is dispatched to a different kingdom as an ambassador, embarking on his own adventure to find his fated partner.
Cast
- Kengo Takanashi as Nemukunai (Insomniac)
- Makoto Tanikawa as Hakuai (Fraternity)
- Haruki Ishiya as Atsugariya (Feverish)
- Satoshi Inomata as Samugariya (Chilly)
- Kiyoto Mizuno as Kemono Tsukai (Beast-Tamer)
- Taishi Murata as Tsurugi Jiman (Swordsman)
- Reiji Kawashima as Harapeko (Hungry)
- Akeno Watanabe as Baribara
- Show Hayami as Narrator
- Ryōta Takeuchi as Saturno (debuting in episode 6)
Staff
Kiyoko Sayama (Skip Beat!, Vampire Knight, To Your Eternity seasons 2–3) is directing the anime at J.C. Staff. Shinzō Fujita (To Your Eternity seasons 1–3, The World Is Still Beautiful) is handling both series composition and script writing. Yuriko Maeda, known as chief animation director on Requiem of the Rose King and One Punch Man TV 2, is designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Apocalypse Hotel, Land of the Lustrous, Love Live! School idol project) is composing the score, and Jin Aketagawa (Dr. Stone, Fire Force) serves as sound director.
Broadcast & Streaming
The anime premiered on NHK Educational on October 3 at 6:25 p.m. JST, with repeat broadcasts every Friday at 7:00 p.m. Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide, including an English dub.
About the Manga
The source manga has been running in Shogakukan’s Flowers magazine since 2016, with the 11th volume released on June 10. The series topped the female-reader rankings in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2018 guidebook. Viz Media licensed the manga on October 1 and simultaneously released the first two chapters digitally.
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