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The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime's Video Unveils Cast, October 3 Debut
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The official website for the television anime of Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) manga unveiled on Monday the anime's first promotional video, main visual, cast members, and October 3 premiere.
The anime will star:
Kengo Takanashi as Nemukunai (Insomniac), the eldest of the seven brothers
Makoto Tanikawa as Hakuai (Fraternity), the second of the seven brothers
Haruki Ishiya as Atsugariya (Feverish), the third of the seven brothers
Satoshi Inomata as Samugariya (Chilly), the fourth of the seven brothers
Kiyoto Mizuno as Kemono Tsukai (Beast-Tamer), the fifth of the seven brothers and one of the triplets
Taishi Murata as Tsurugi Jiman (Swordsman), the sixth of the seven brothers and one of the triplets
Reiji Kawashima as Harapeko (Hungry), the seventh of the brothers and one of the triplets
Akeno Watanabe as Baribara, the tenth general of the Marronnier kingdom and mother of the seven brothers
Show Hayami as Narrator
The anime will premeire on October 3 on the NHK Educational channel at 6:25 p.m. JST (5:25 a.m. EDT).
The fantasy romance manga centers on seven brothers who are knights of the Marronnier Kingdom. The kingdom lies in the center of a group of eight kingdoms, and each brother is dispatched to a different kingdom as ambassadors, to go on an adventure to find their fated partner. The brothers are named: Nemukunai (Not Sleepy), Hakuai (Benevolent), Atsugariya (Sensitive to Heat), Samugariya (Sensitive to Cold), Kemono Tsukai (Beast Tamer), Tsurugi Jiman (Sword Pride), and Harapeko (Hungry).
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 both writing and overseeing the series scripts. Yuriko Maeda (chief animation director for Requiem of the Rose King, 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 music, and Jin Aketagawa (Dr. Stone, Fire Force) is the sound director.
The manga launched in Shogakukan's Flowers magazine in 2016. Shogakukan shipped the 11th volume on June 10. The manga topped the list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook.
Iwamoto's Kingdom of Gold, Kingdom of Water manga inspired the Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom anime film that opened in January 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment released the original manga in English.
Sources: The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime's website, Comic Natalie
