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Akira Ishida, Ami Koshimizu, More Join Divine Gate Fantasy Anime Cast
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of GungHo Online Entertainment and Acquire's Divine Gate iOS and Android app announced seven additional cast members on Tuesday.
Ami Koshimizu as Ifrit
Mai Fuchigami as Undine
Kana Asumi as Sylph
Yuri Yoshida as Metabon
Kōsuke Toriumi as Lancelot
Akira Ishida as Oz
Kōji Yusa as Loki
Previously announced cast members include:
Tetsuya Kakihara as Akane, the boy who lights flames
Sōma Saitō as Aoto, the boy who controls water
Kanae Itō as Midori, the girl who tames wind
Ayana Taketatsu as Hikari, the girl who carries light
Sora Amamiya as Yukari, the girl who carries darkness
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Ginji, the boy who loves nothingness
Yūichi Nakamura as Arthur, the leader of "Kinghts of round"
The anime will premiere in January.
Noriyuki Abe (The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Bleach, GTO) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot, and Natsuko Takahashi (My Love Story!!, Moyashimon, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan) is in charge of series composition. Ichiro Uno (The World Is Still Beautiful) is designing the characters, and Takumi Ozawa (Aria the Scarlet Ammo, Okamikakushi - Masque of the Wolf) is composing the music.
The original Divine Gate game is available for free download on iOS and Android. In the "panel RPG," players explore dungeons, solving puzzles to uncover panels and reveal treasure or monsters. The game has included more than 1,000 unique characters, including Steins;Gate characters as guest bosses.
The game has also included characters from Fairy Tail, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, and Danganronpa.
The game currently has more than 4 million downloads.
[Via Ota-Suke]
