Today, the official website for the "Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion" anime revealed the main Japanese voice cast for the series alongside their individual character designs. Fans can check out the character designs here. The "Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion" anime release date is currently set for some time in January 2016.
So far, fans in an ANN forum are reacting to the Japanese voice cast announcement with excitement.
"I went into this with some high standards, and I'm pleasantly surprised how much I like the character designs," said Ashen Phoenix.
Anime News Network reports the following newly announced Japanese voice cast for "Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion":
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Haruhiro
Fukushi Ochiai as Moguzo
Haruka Terui as Shihoru
Hiroyuki Yoshino as Ranta
Mikako Komatsu as Yume
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Manato
Anime News Network also reports that Ryosuke Nakamura will both direct and write the scripts for the series. Meiko Hosoi will design the characters and A-1 Pictures will handle the animation production.
The original "Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion" light novel series was originally created by Ao Jumonji with illustrations by Eiri Shirai. The series was launched in 2013 and will release its sixth novel on Oct. 25. Meanwhile, a new manga version was released earlier this year in April.
The official website for "Grimgal of Ashes and Illusion" describes the series as follows:
"Living, isn't easy. When Haruhito awakens, he's in the dark. He doesn't know where he is, why is he here, and where he came from. Around him there are several men and women who have the same circumstances.
It goes on:
"Together, they advance forward away from the darkness, and a world they've never seen before called 'Grimgar' spreads out before them. Memories, money, special powers - This is the reality we who have none of those things have obtained."
