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Rina Hidaka Narrates Unlimited Fafnir TV Spot as Iris

Japanese television station TBS aired a 30-second commercial for the upcoming anime of Tsukasa's Jūō Mujin no Fafnir (Unlimited Fafnir) light novel series on Friday. Rina Hidaka narrates the video as her character Iris Freyja. The video also features TRUSTRICK's opening theme song "Flying Fafnir."

They appeared in the modern era. The seven ancient beings, Dragons. I'm Iris Freyja. I'm a D who can't keep up in school, but I won't lose! You're who? Yū Mononobe? Why is there a man here at Midgar? It couldn't be, you're an intruder? Molester? Pervert? Then with the Dragons, I'll defeat you! Jūō Mujin no Fafnir Justice! Burst!

The cast includes:

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (The Idolm@ster, Sword Art Online) as Yū Mononobe

Rina Hidaka (Heaven's Memo Pad, Tamako Love Story) as Iris Freyja

Manami Numakura (The Idolm@ster, Black Rock Shooter) as Mitsuki Mononobe


Hisako Kanemoto (Knights of Sidonia, Durarara!!×2) as Lisa Highwalker


Kana Hanazawa (Deadman Wonderland, Psycho-Pass) as Firill Crest


Sora Tokui (Robotics;Notes, Love Live! School idol project) as Ariella Lu


Fumiko Uchimura (Riddle Story of Devil) as Ren Miyazawa


Ayane Sakura (The Eccentric Family, Love Lab) as Tear Lightning

• Marina Inoue (Attack on Titan, Gurren Lagann) as Kili Surt Muspelheim
• Saori Hayami (Bakuman., Oreimo) as Honoka Tachikawa
• Rikako Yamaguchi (Devil Survivor 2 The Animation, Hiiro no Kakera - The Tamayori Princess Saga) as Haruka Shinomiya
• Nobuyuki Hiyama (Genshiken, Kill la Kill) as Loki

Keizou Kusakawa (Asura Cryin', Dog Days, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st, Ro-Kyu-Bu!) is serving as chief director with Jun Takahashi (episode director on Cromartie High School, Otogi Zoshi, The Prince of Tennis) directing at Diomedea. Shōko Yasuda is designing the characters, and Satoki Iida is directing the sound. Nippon Columbia is producing the music.

Iris Freyja and Mitsuki Mononobe's voice actresses Rina Hidaka and Manami Numakura will perform the ending theme "Ray of Bullet" as their characters.

In the "unlimited school battle action" story, the world was transformed by the sudden appearance of monsters known collectively as dragons. Before long, girls known as "D" were born with the dragons' powers. A boy named Yuu Mononobe is the world's only male "D," although his existence is kept secret. He is forced to enroll into Midgar, a school for "D" girls, where he see a female student Iris naked. Moreover, he is reunited with his long-separated little sister Mitsuki.

Tsukasa published the first novel volume with illustrations by Riko Korie (Tsuki Tsuki!) last year. Saburouta (Citrus, Chōkyō Kareshi) launched a manga adaptation in Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine in March.

The series will premiere on January 8.

Thanks to Kagayaki for the embedded video.

Images © Tsukasa, Kodansha/Jūō Mujin no Fafnir Production Committee