Funimation announced during their FunimationCon 2020 online event that they will be streaming the TV anime adaptation of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series this October. They've released a new official trailer to celebrate the announcement.
Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato are directing the anime at SILVER LINK. Kento Shimoyama is writing the scripts. Kaori Sato is both character designer and chief animation director.
MAIN CAST:
Yen Press publishes the series and summarizes the story as:
A great war has raged for years between the scientifically advanced Empire and Nebulis, the realm of magical girls—until the youngest knight ever to receive the title of the Empire's strongest meets the princess of the rival nation. Though they are sworn enemies, the knight is taken by her beauty and dignity, and the princess is moved by his strength and way of life. Will the fighting between them ever be allowed to end?
Shin Oonuma and Mirai Minato are directing the anime at SILVER LINK. Kento Shimoyama is writing the scripts. Kaori Sato is both character designer and chief animation director.
He's a disgraced knight from the science kingdom. She's an icy sorceress from the magic kingdom. They're about to face-off while falling for each other. ⚔️— Funimation (@FUNimation) July 3, 2020
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World comes to Funimation this fall. #funimationcon
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MAIN CAST:
Yūsuke Kobayashi as Iska
Sora Amamiya as Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX
KEY VISUAL:
The tagline on the visual reads:
"The strongest swordsman and the strongest witch. The two, who are sworn enemies, are attracted to each other on the battlefield."
The tagline on the visual reads:
"The strongest swordsman and the strongest witch. The two, who are sworn enemies, are attracted to each other on the battlefield."
Yen Press publishes the series and summarizes the story as:
A great war has raged for years between the scientifically advanced Empire and Nebulis, the realm of magical girls—until the youngest knight ever to receive the title of the Empire's strongest meets the princess of the rival nation. Though they are sworn enemies, the knight is taken by her beauty and dignity, and the princess is moved by his strength and way of life. Will the fighting between them ever be allowed to end?