The staff of the Wistoria: Wand and Sword has released a new trailer the adventure fantasy premise of the anime. The video also gives a glimpse of a battle between protagonist Will Serfort and a huge monster. It was also announced that the TV anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan on July 7, 2024 JST. The trailer also previews the anime's opening song, Fire and Fear, performed by PENGUIN RESEARCH; while the ending song, Frozen, is performed by TRUE.
The cast members for Wistoria: Wand and Sword have also been announced, and they include Rumi Ohkubo, Kazuki Ura, Tomohiro Ono, Atsushi Tamaru, Shinya Takahashi, Jun Fukuyama, Reiko Suzuki, Makoto Furukawa, Hochu Otsuka, Sora Amamiya, and Akio Otsuka. There will also be a panel for the series at Anime Expo 2024 next month.
Here's a list of the Japanese voice cast of Wistroia: Wand and Sword anime:
Kohei Amasaki as Will Serholt
Akira Sekine as Elfaria Alvis Serholt
Satomi Amano as Colette Loire
Masaaki Mizunaka as Sion Ulster
Tetsuya Kakihara as Julius Reinberg
Aoi Inase as Kiki
Tomokazu Seki as Workner Norgram
Lynn as Lihanna Owenzaus
Kengo Kawanishi as Wignall Lindor
Koji Yusa as Edward Serfence
Studio ACTAS is animating Wistoria: Wand and Sword, with Tatsuya Yoshihara (Chainsaw Man action director) as the director, series composer, and scriptwriter. Sayaka Ono (Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon) is in charge of the character designs, while Yuki Hayashi (My Hero Academia) is working on the anime's music composition.
What is Wistoria: Wand and Sword about?
Wistoria: Wand and Sword is based on the manga of the same title (Japanese: Tsue to Tsurugi no Uisutoria) written by Danmachi‘s Fujino Omori and illustrated by Toshi Aoi. The fantasy manga series started serialization on Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in Decembrer 2020. As of June 2024, its chapters have been compiled into 10 tankoubon volumes.
Kodansha shared a plot description for Wistoria: Wand and Sword:
The new, magical dungeon-adventure fantasy series from the author of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Seeking to fulfill a promise to a childhood friend, Will Serfort enters Regarden Magical Academy with the goal of making it to the top of the magical world. There’s just one problem: he can’t use magic! Will his sword skills be the key to unlocking his true potential?
For more information about Wistoria: Wand and Sword, check out the official website of the anime.
