The anime is based on the light novel adaptation of the Wizardry RPG series.
The “Blade & Bastard” anime adaptation has released a brand new trailer, which revealed the series’ 2027 premiere window.
Moreover, the show will stream exclusively on HIDIVE in select regions. The main staff members of the anime were also introduced.
Blade & Bastard
Premiere window: 2027
Animation studio: Xingfu Entertainment
Streaming service: HIDIVE
What do we know about the Blade & Bastard anime adaptation so far?
The series is set to premiere sometime in 2027.
Tomoki Kobayashi is directing the anime at studio Xingfu Entertainment, with series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa.Rina Iwamoto designs the characters while Hayato Matsuo designs the monsters. Kisuke Koizumi is the sound director and Hayato Matsuo is the music composer.
The previously announced cast members of the anime include:
- Makoto Furukawa as Iarumas
- Tomori Kusunoki as Garbage
- Daiki Yamashita as Raraja
- Saori Hayami as Ainikki
- Shion Wakayama as Berkanan
What is Blade & Bastard about?
The anime is based on the light novel series of the same name written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by so-bin.
Drecom Media began publishing the series in December 2022 and it has six volumes so far. A manga adaptation by Makoto Fugetsu is being serialised in Drecom Media’s DRE Comics website. The light novel series, in turn, is based on Sir-Tech’s role-playing video game series Wizardry.
J-Novel Club publishes the books in English and describe the story as:
Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered―one that shouldn't exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the altar? Either way, Iarumas collects his finder's fee. And though his skills earn him some grudging respect, he's also scorned for this cold, utilitarian attitude. The living keep their distance―Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who's the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeon for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise.