Kadokawa has announced additional cast members for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Matsurika Kanriden (The Tale of the Scholar-Official Matsurika), the light novel series written by Rinne Ishida with illustrations by Izumi.
Cast
- Rie Takahashi as Matsurika Kō
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Emperor Hakuyō
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Tenga Rei
- Kōtarō Nishiyama as Shisei Hō
- Shō Komura as Shunsetsu Shō
Staff
Takeshi Mori (Vandread, Gunsmith Cats, Otaku no Video) serves as supervising director, with Yūichi Nakazawa directing at studio Maho Film. Tōko Machida (Lucky Star, The IDOLM@STER, My Master Has No Tail) is handling series composition, while Manami Inose (Blue Miburo) is designing the characters. Takurō Iga is composing the score.
Additional Staff
- Chief Animation Directors: Manami Inose, Kaho Deguchi
- Art Director: Satoshi Shibata
- Color Design: Kumiko Akahori
- Director of Photography: Yukina Nomura
- Editing: Honami Yamagishi (REAL-T)
- Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
Opening Theme
Rock band KANA-BOON will perform the opening theme song “Hana Hanashi” (Flower Talk).
Story
Set in a world inspired by Chinese history, the fantasy romance follows Matsurika, a court lady serving in the emperor’s inner palace who is renowned for her exceptional memory. When she is asked to act as a practice partner for a noble family’s son ahead of his marriage meeting, she arrives only to discover that the young man is none other than Emperor Hakuyō himself. The emperor falls for her immediately, but challenges her to return to him only after she has passed the state’s civil service examination.
About the Source Material
Ishida launched the light novel series in July 2017, and the 19th volume — the most recent — shipped on October 15. Takase began a manga adaptation in Akita Shoten’s Monthly Princess magazine in August 2018; the manga’s first part concluded in October 2025, with the second part having begun in May. The 12th manga volume was published in October 2025. The combined print and digital circulation of the series has surpassed 2.68 million copies as of October 15.
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