Image via Nina the Starry Bride anime website
© リカチ・講談社/ 「星降る王国のニナ」製作委員会
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dub of the television anime adaptation of Rikachi's Nina the Starry Bride (Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina) manga on October 7, also in three days. before the TV show debuted in October this year. Japan on October 10. The company will also stream an English-subtitled version on October 7.
The British cast includes:
Caitlin Glass is directing the voiceover. Samantha Herek is producing. Audrey Drake Rigg is handling the adaptation. William Dewell was the coordinator and Jamal Roberson was the engineer.
The anime will premiere on Japanese television on October 10 on TOKYO MX at 10:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EDT) and on October 11 on BS Asahi at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT). ABEMA will air the anime early on October 7 at 10:30 p.m. JST.
Kenichirō Komaya (Kizuna no Allele) is directing the film at Signal.MD. Yuka Yamada (Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence) is in charge of writing and scripting the series. Kyoko Taketani (Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs) designed the characters. Tsumi Tabuchi (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!) is composing the music. Maaya Sakamoto performed the opening theme song “nina” and Nao Tōyama performed the ending theme song “Hoshi no Dengon” (Messages From the Stars).
Publisher Kodansha USA published the manga digitally and released the sixth volume physically on September 24. Kodansha USA describes the story:
Nina had a rough start in life, stealing to survive—and was eventually sold into slavery by her brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, decreed that she would live the life of a princess… specifically that of the recently deceased priestess-princess, Alisha. But despite her changing fortunes, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight…and Azure may be the last person to match her wits. But how much can she trust Azure? And will she be able to stop the feelings that are blooming in her heart when she knows that she will finally have to marry someone else…?
Rikachi launched the manga in Kodansha's Be Love magazine in October 2019. Kodansha published the manga's 14th compiled book volume on October 19, 2019. September 12. The manga won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 46th Annual Manga Awards.
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey)