Part 1 premiered on January 3, and part 2 is coming soon
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Hulu revealed on Tuesday that it will launch an English dub of the Ishura anime on Wednesday.
The anime premiered in Japan on January 3 on 22 channels including TOKYO MX, BS Nippon Corporation, and KBS Kyoto. The anime is available to stream exclusively on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the United States.
The anime will have a second season.
Takeo Takahashi (Hinako Note, Giant Insect Island) is the main director and Yuki Ogawa (FLCL Progressive, Mieruko-chan) is directing the anime at Passione. Kenta Ihara (Mieruko-chan, Tsukimichi-Moonlit Fantasy-) is supervising and writing the series, while studio SANZIGEN is in charge of the CG animation. The band sajou no hana performed the opening theme song “Shura ni Otoshite” (Falling in the Carnage) and Konomi Suzuki performed the ending theme song “Hakka” (White Flower).
Yen Press is releasing the novel's ending theme song in English and describing the series:
In a world where the Demon King is dead, a series of demigods capable of taking him down have inherited the world: a master swordsman who can find a way to take down opponents with just a glance; a spearman so fast he can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an omnipotent wizard who can turn thoughts into reality; and an angelic assassin that causes instant death. Eager to earn the title of “A True Hero,” each of these champions pursues challenges against formidable enemies and sparks their own conflicts. The battle to determine the strongest of the mighty begins.
The novel began serialization on both the Shōsetsuka ni Narō and Kakuyomu websites in 2017. Kadokawa began publishing the series in print in September 2019. The novel series topped the tankōbon charts, novel and new title categories of the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) The guidebook has the most votes ever recorded for a light novel series in guidebook history.
Meguri launched the manga adaptation in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine in March 2021.
Source: Press release
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