Preview images for Wistoria: Wand and Sword episode 1 were revealed on Thursday. The fantasy action series, animated by Actas and Bandai Namco Pictures, will premiere on Sunday, July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with English subtitles. Check out the preview images below:
Tatsuya Yoshihara (Black Clover) is directing Wistoria: Wand and Sword and is handling the series' script and layout. Yuki Maeda (Black Clover) is the series' art director while Sayaka Ono (Heavy Metal Dark Fantasy) is serving as character designer and animation director. Naomi Nakano (Solo Leveling) is the series' color designer while Yuki Hayashi (Haikyu!, My Hero AcadeKaren) is composing the music.
The stacked cast list for Wistoria: Wand and Sword is as follows:
Elfaria Alvis Serfort – Akira Sekine (Charlotte – Princess Principal)Will Serve – Amasaki (Otto – Re: Zero)Julius Rainburg – Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu – Fairy Tales)Liana Owenzaus – Lynn (Hibana – Fire Force)Zion Alster – Masaaki Mizunaka (Baji – Tokyo Revengers)Skip Lindor – Kengo Kawanishi (Tokito – Demon Slayer)Lunais Areito – Shinya Takahashi (Tetsuhiro – Demon Slayer)Carriot Instia Wiseman – Jun Fukuyama (Finral – Black Clover)Elnor Ljos Alf – Sora Amamiya (Akame – Akame Ga Kill!)Logwell – Akio Ootsuka (Rider – Fate/Zero)Worker Norgram – Tomokazu Seki (Gilgamesh – Fate/Zero)Aron Masterias Old King – Houchuu Ohtsuka (Jiraiya – Naruto)Kiki – Aoi Inase (Yodo – Boruto)Jorua Moraine – Atsushi Tamaru (Eugene – 86 Eighty-six)Gordon Valley – Kazuki Ura (Isagi – Blue Lock)Edward Serfence – Kouji Yusa (Ichimaru – Bleach)Iris X. Stella Maris – Rumi Okubo (Nona – Death Parade)Colette Loire – Satomi Amano (Yutori – Tomadachi Game)Liliel Mars – Tomohiro Ono (Makoto – Tomadachi Games)Cauldron – Reiko Suzuki (Megabaa – Dennou Coil)
Crunchyroll describes Wistoria: Wand and Sword as:
A hard-working boy named Will enters a magic academy with the hope of becoming a great wizard. Unfortunately, there is a fatal flaw in his plan: he lacks the ability to use magic. Amidst the cold stares of his classmates and instructors, Will sometimes feels discouraged but he still moves forward with unwavering determination. He cannot use a wand, but he can use a sword in battle to reach the top of a world dominated by magic. He just needs to believe in his unique power and remember the promise he made to someone precious to him…
Wistoria: Wand and Sword episode 1 will release on July 7, 2024. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with English Subtitles.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Manga
The anime is based on a manga written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi. The series began serialization in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine on December 9, 2020, and has since published 10 volumes, 7 in English, under Kodansha USA. The Wistoria: Wand and Sword manga has over 800,000 copies in circulation as of July 2024. Omori is also the author of the widely popular DanMachi (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon) light novel series, which will receive its fifth anime season this fall.
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©Fujino Omori, Toshi Aoi, Kodansha/Wistoria: Wand and Sword Production Committee.