The legendary Iceblade Sorcerer, Ray White, will be voiced by Junya Enoki.
By: Nicole S. Castro on September 22, 2022 at 18:56 PHT
The first promotional video has been released for the TV anime adaptation of light novel series The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World.
The anime is slated to air in January 2023 and is animated by Cloud Hearts.
The series follows the story of the most powerful soldier, the Iceblade Sorcerer, whose true name is Ray White (CV: Junya Enoki). After leading his country to victory in a war three years ago, he enrolls at Arnold Academy and keeps his identity a secret to experience the luxury of a normal life.
At the academy, he befriends various students, one of which being the kind but prideful Amelia Rose (CV: Iori Saeki). But Ray realizes he can't fully leave the past behind because a spy is lurking in the shadows and threatens the people he holds dear.
Cast
Ray White (CV: Junya Enoki)
Amelia Rose (CV: Iori Saeki)
Elisa Griffith (CV: Nana Harumura)
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World (Japanese: 冰剣の魔術師が世界を統べる〜世界最強の魔術師である少年は、魔術学院に入学する〜, Romaji: Hyōken no Majutsushi ga Sekai o Suberu: Sekai Saikyō no Majutsushi de Aru Shōnen wa, Majutsu Gakuin ga Nyūgaku Suru) is a 2019 Japanese light novel series written by Nana Mikoshiba and illustrated by Riko Korie. It is published by Kodansha under their Kodansha Ranobe Bunko imprint.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Norihito Sasaki has been serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app since June 2020.
Staff
Original Story: Nana Mikoshiba (published by Kodansha Ranobe Bunko)
Character Concept: Riko Korie
Manga: Norihito Sasaki
Director, Series Composition, Sound Director: Masahiro Takata
Character Design: Makoto Shimojima
Art Director: Ayumi Kojima (Studio Recess)
Cinematographer: Natsumi Uchida (Animo Caramel)
Music: Tatsuhiko Saiki, Natsumi Tabuchi
General Animation Production: Yokohama Animation Laboratory
Animation Production: Cloud Hearts
Source: The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World official Twitter, official website, Comic Natalie
NICOLE S. CASTRO
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Nicole is based in the Philippines and works as a freelance Japanese Translator/Interpreter and copywriter (English). She is a JLPT N2 passer who watches anime to "study" for N1. She has a long career history on LinkedIn (with primary focus on media and translation), but her anime watchlist is much, much longer.
