Two new key visuals and additional voice cast have been revealed for the Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai television anime series. The 20-episode anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2024.
The new image shows the addition of four female characters, along with the two main male characters.
The newest voice actors added for Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai include:
• Rina Honnizumi as Asebi • Hiroki Nanami as Hamayu • Ayaka Fukuhara as Masuho no Susuki • Rie Kugimiya as Shiratama
They join the main cast led by Mutsumi Tamura as Yukiya and Miyu Irino as Wakamiya.
The film is directed by Yoshiaki Kyougoku (Laid-Back Camp Season 1-2, Laid-Back Camp film), with Yukiko Yamamuro (Parasite in Love writer) as series writer, Takumo Norita (Break Blade) as writer character designs and Eishi Segawa (Ushio to Tora) as the composer. Pierrot is in charge of animation production for the anime.
Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai is based on the fantasy novel series by Chisato Abe, which is the second installment in their Yatagarasu novel series. It was first published by Bungeishunjuu on June 26, 2012, when Abe was in college. Ten main episodes, divided into two parts, have been released as of February 2024, along with two spin-off episodes. The first two volumes of the series have also inspired Matsuzaki’s manga adaptations.
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For his work, Abe became the youngest recipient of the Seichou Matsumoto Award.
The novel Yatagarasu takes place in the world of Yamauchi, where domination is held by a clan of the official race. In Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai, Yatagarasu Yukiya is drawn into Imperial intrigue after he is chosen to be the attendant of a royal prince.
NHK Enterprises briefly describes the entire series as:
In a world of flying crows, trouble is lurking…
Yukiya is the lackluster second son of a regional boss in the Northern Territory. His younger brother surpassed him in studies. He’s also not good at sword fighting. Not that this ever bothered him. So it was shocking that this boy, who always claimed to have no ambitions, was the one chosen to serve the Prince at court. What awaits Yukiya and his new master is conspiracy, murder, a mysterious drug and an invasion from an unexpected enemy. Can they save the world of Yatagarasu (three-legged crow in Japanese mythology)?
Source: Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai official website