The upcoming Onmyo-Kaiten Re: Verse anime has released a short character trailer and visual of Abe no Seimei, the strongest onmyoji.
The series will premiere on July 2 JST. Crunchyroll also announced that it will stream the series on the same day it premieres.
A campaign will also be held to commemorate the trailer and visual release. The lucky winner will get a chance to win a colored paper signed by Ryouhei Kimura, the voice of Abe no Seimei. The campaign will run from June 18th at 12:00 AM JST to June 25th at 11:59 PM JST. To participate, an X/Twitter account is required. You must repost the post from the official Onmyo-Kaiten Re: Birth Verse account. A Japanese address is also required to be eligible to participate.
Fujiko Sakano, who is credited as the original creator of the anime series Onmyo-Kaiten Re: Birth Verse, also wrote the manga adaptation of the same title. It began serialization in Kodansha’s Morning on February 6 JST.
Crunchyroll describes the series as:
Narihira Takeru is a delinquent who often thinks about Tsukimiya, the girl who appears in his dreams. After an unexpected accident, Takeru finds himself in a parallel universe, and the world that Tsukimiya lives in. When Takeru and Tsukimiya are slain by a monster, he awakens again and realizes he has leapt through time. Now, Takeru must train with Abe Seimei to fight for Tsukimiya’s life!
Staff:
- • Director and drafts: Hideya Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura remake and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind co-director)
- • Series composer: Hayashi Mori (Cells at Work! Code Black)
- • Character designer: Kazuaki Morita (Classroom of the Elite)
- • Plot drafts: Akuto Sato (Haishi ni Chimeiteki ni Muiteinai Onna no Ko ga Meikan de Mokumoku to Hitodasuke suru Haishin author)
- • Setting research: Katsuie Shibata
- • Concept artist: Kitsuneiro
- • Music composer: Masahiro Tokuda (The Promised Neverland live-action movie)
Cast:
- • Kimura Taihi as Takeru Narihira
- • Maaya Uchida as Tsukimiya
- • Ryohei Kimura as Abe no Seimei
- • Kaito Ishikawa as Atsunaga
- • Anna Nagase as Yura
- • Marina Inoue as Kazura
- • Chihaya Yoshitake as Shino
Sources: official X/Twitter account, official website
