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The Testament of Sister New Devil Anime's 1st Promo Previews Opening Theme

The official website for the the anime adaptation of anime adaptation of the Shinmai Maō no Testament (The Testament of Sister New Devil) light novel series by Tetsuto Uesu (Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero) began streaming a promotional video on Saturday. The video previews the opening theme "Blade of Hope" by sweet ARMS. The series will premiere in January.

The main cast includes:

Yūichi Nakamura as Basara Tōjō, a male student who used to live alone with his father, and is bewildered by the sudden addition of step-sisters to the family. He vows to protect his younger sisters with everything he has.

Ayaka Asai as Mio Naruse, Basara's step-sister, an obstinate but beautiful girl with big breasts. She's actually the daughter of the devil king, from whom she inherited power.

Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuki Nonoka, Basara's childhood friend. She is reunited with Basara after he changes schools but...

Kaori Fukuhara as Maria Naruse, Basara's step-sister. Her true form is a succubus. She looks like a lolita but makes erotic toward Basara and Mio.

Yuu Asakawa as Chisato Hasegawa, the too-beautiful school nurse at Hijiriga Saka Gakuen, the school the Basara and the others attend.

Keiji Fujiwara as Jin Tōjō, Basara's father, a go-getting photographer who travels the world, but what are his true colors?

Hisashi Saito (Haganai, Fantasista Doll) is directing the anime at studio Production IMS (Inari Kon Kon, Date A Live II) from scripts by Takao Yoshioka (High School DxD, Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle). Yoshihiro Watanabe (Heaven's Lost Property, Haganai) is designing the characters for the series.

Other staff members include:

• Original creator: Tetsuto Uesu
• Original character design: Nekosuke Okuma
• Chief Animation Directors: Yoshihiro Watanabe and Hong Shen
• Main animator: Masami Imai and Kazuya Morimae
• Action animator: Eiji Ishimoto
• Monster design: Shinpei Kobayashi
• Design works: Masami Imai, Mina Otaka, and Yoshihiro Ishimoto
• Color scheme: Takao Kanakubo
• 2D design/Special effects: Tomoki Murakami
• Art director: Ryoko Kinoshita
• Art setting: Saaya Kinjo
• Director of photography: Tsubasa Yokoyama
• Shooting: T2 Studio
• Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura
• Sound director: Tsuyoshi Takahashi
• Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
• Music production: Nippon Columbia

The "rather risque battle action" story centers around Basara Tōjō, a first-year high school student who is flustered by a sudden question by his eccentric father, "Hey, didn't you used to say you wanted a little sister?" Plus, his father announces that he is getting remarried. His father brings over two beautiful step-sisters, but then embarks on an overseas trip. However, the two sisters Mio and Maria Naruse are actually a novice devil and succubus.

Basara almost ends up forming a dangerous servant and master contract with them, but due to an error, the contract becomes reversed, and Basara becomes the master instead. To add to things, erotic situations continuously start to happen in Basara's life. However, it turns out Mio is having her life targeted by other monsters and heroes. And so, the "desire/action" tale of the strongest contractor begins.

Uesu launched the light novel series with illustrations by Nekosuke Okuma (Nitroplus) in 2012, and the sixth novel volume will ship on August 30. Kashiwa Miyako has been drawing a manga adaptation in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine. Another light novel series by Uesu, Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero, also inspired a television anime.

[Images via Moca News]

Update: Yasuharu Takanashi's name fixed. Thanks, TarutoClown93.