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Kalafina, Nico Touches The Walls to Perform New Arslan Themes

posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Line art revealed for Jaswant, Rajendra, Etoile, Alfried characters

The July issue of The Heroic Legend of Arslan television anime series. NICO TOUCHES THE WALLS' opening theme song is titled "Uzu to Uzu" (Swirl and Swirl), and Kalafina' ending theme song is titled "One Light." The new opening and ending will premiere on July 5.

Additionally, the magazine is premiering the line art character designs for the four new cast previously Hiromu Arakawa designed the characters for animation.

Manami Numakura as Alfried (pictured bottom row right), a daughter of a Zott clan leader

The television anime streaming the anime as it airs in Japan, and it describes the story:

In the kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a powerful city ruled by the fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan, the 14-year-old prince of Pars, is a green ruler and lacks the fierce leadership skills possessed by his father. After his father falls victim to a treacherous plot headed by one of his most trusted comrades, the kingdom of Pars falls in the war with the neighboring nation of Lusitania. Narrowly escaping with his life, Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim the fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.

Funimation will also stream a broadcast dub of the series.

The television anime Yoshiki Tanaka's original novel series which already inspired a 1991-93 original video anime series.

Kodansha published the third volume in Japan in February, and released the earlier 1991-93 original video anime.


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