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Shinra Banshō Cards Get Anime 'Feature' With Hiroshi Kamiya
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Japanese streaming service niconico announced on Monday that it will stream a new anime for Bandai's Shinra Banshō Choco trading card series this month. The first "feature-length anime" in the franchise will celebrate its 10th anniversary, and will feature a story from the newest set of cards for the series, Shinra Banshō Choco ~Tenchinmei no Shō~.
video to play the protagonist Moebius. The rest of the cast is as follows:
Junko Minagawa as Ballanciel
Niconico will stream the program on June 29 at 7:00 a.m. in Japan (6:00 p.m. EDT on June 28). The stream will only be available in Japan. The livestream event will also include a video comment by Kamiya.
Bandai previously streamed an anime ad for the series in March.
Shinra Banshō Choco is Bandai's snack and collectible trading card series. Each collectible card produced by Bandai is packaged with a chocolate wafer. The mascot for the series is named Waferman. Bandai launched the first batch in its newest set, Shinra Banshō Choco: Tenchi Shinmei no Shō, on April 7. The second batch in the set will premiere on July 7.
[Via Hachima Kikō]
