Etoroji Shiono's dark fantasy manga series, Übel Blatt, is officially getting a television anime adaptation, the animation studio Pony Canyon confirmed over the weekend. Along this announcement, a teaser visual was revealed on the anime's newly-launched official website and X (formerly Twitter). However, they haven't revealed any key details about the upcoming anime's production, premiere date, voice cast, and staff.
Nevertheless, an illustration was revealed, which features the protagonist, Köinzel. In the manga, he is described as the "Hero of the Frontier" for slaying the leaders of the Black Wing Army. As you can see in the teaser visual shows his fierce look as he wields his blade.
On the anime's official website and X account, mangaka Etorouji Shiono shared a comment about his series being adapted into an anime:
I got the idea that Übel Blatt would be made into an anime a little after the series had finished, so I thought, 'Now?" was my honest impression of surprise. I can't imagine the Keinzels (Köinzel) moving and having voices, and while I'm looking forward it it, it's still a strange feeling that doesn't feel real.
What is Übel Blatt about?
The Übel Blatt manga series has been serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Young Gungan from December 2004 to 2009, and then in the Monthly Big Gangan from 2011 to 2019. More recently, a sequel manga, titled Übel Blatt II: The Knights of the Deceased King, has been serialized in the Monthly Big Gangan.
The official press release shared a plot description for the upcoming anime adaptation of Übel Blatt:
Rumors stir throughout the land: when the wielder of the black sword draws his dark blade, all who stand in its path are torn asunder…! Köinzell, the mysterious young boy who carries the black sword, undeniably wields it with exceptional skill, but can he truly be responsible for the bloody rumors? Pursued by the Traitorous Lances, four powerful warriors who were thought to have been defeated by the Seven Heroes, the strength of the young swordsman will be tested to its limit. At battle’s end, only the shocking truth of Köinzell’s quest will stand above the corpses of his enemies… An epic fantasy on the grandest of scales!
The Übel Blatt manga series is being serialized by Manga UP!, which shared a synopsis for the series:
After twenty long years in the dark, the time has come for a confrontation with Glenn, one of the Seven Heroes! Hatred…envy…confusion…Koinzell’s heart overflows with emotion as he moves singularly toward his revenge, blade in hand! But it only takes an instant for the situation to take an unexpected turn…
For more information about Übel Blatt, check out the official website for the anime.
