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Ranking of Kings Anime's 1st Full Video Unveils More Cast, Opening Song

King Gnu's opening song "BOY."

The newly announced cast are:

• Kenta Miyake as Boss, the ruler of the Boss Kingdom, and Bojji and Daida's father
• Takako Honda as Shiina, Bojji's late mother and the former queen
• Maaya Sakamoto as the Magic Mirror who secretly advises Daida
• Yoshimitsu Shimoyama as Death-har, the king of the afterlife
• Takahiro Sakurai as Death-par, Death-har's little brother

The band King Gnu (first Banana Fish ending) is performing the opening theme song "BOY."

The web manga centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children's sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world's greatest king. However, people mutter about him behind his back as "a good-for-nothing prince" and "no way he can be king."

Bojji is able to make his first ever friend, "Kage" (shadow) — a literal shadow on the ground who somehow understands Bojji well. (Kage is a survivor of the Kage assassin clan that was all but wiped out. No longer a killer, Kage now makes ends meet by stealing.) The story follows Bojji's coming-of-age as he meets various people in his life, starting with his fateful encounter with Kage.

Ayumu Murase will play Kage, a shadow that becomes Bojji's friend.

The other previously announced cast include:

Yūki Kaji as Daida, Bojji's half-brother

Rina Satō as Hilling, Daida's mother

Takuya Eguchi as Domas, Bojji's swordmaster

Yōji Ueda as Bebin, Daida's swordmaster

Hiroki Yasumoto as Apis, "the king's spear" and loyal man-at-arms

Hinata Tadokoro as Drusi, Hilling's bodyguard and shieldbearer

Daiki Yamashita as Hokuro, a footman that looks up to Bojji

MAYUKO is composing the music.

Maiko Okada is credited as animation producer.

The series will Noitamina timeslot.

Tōka has been serializing the manga on the -submitted manga website Manga Hack and other venues since May 2017. Kadokawa will publish the 10th compiled book volume on April 12.

Sources: email correspondence, Ōsama Ranking anime's website