The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Aya Kanno's Requiem of the Rose King (Bara-Ō no Sōretsu) manga has released a new key visual, promotional video and two new cast announcements.
Makoto Furukawa will be performing the opening theme song titled, "Ware, Bara ni Insu." Arika Takarano from Ali Project is writing the song.
ZAQ will be performing the ending theme song titled, "Akumu."
VIZ Media publishes the manga in English and describes it as:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.
Requiem of the Rose King was originally set to premiere in Fall 2021, but is now delayed to January 2022 due to production issues. The anime will have two consecutive cours.
Requiem of the Rose King is set to premiere on January 9, 2022 on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. Then on BS11 on January 11.
NEW KEY VISUAL:
NEW PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Riho Sugiyama as Henry Stafford (only in 1st cour) / Aoi Yūki as Joan of Arc
The cast includes:
Richard: Mitsuki Saiga
Henry: Hikaru Midorikawa
Richard, Duke of York: Sho Hayami
Edward: Kosuke Toriumi
George: Yasuaki Takumi
Earl of Warwick: Satoshi Mikami
Catesby: Satoshi Hino
Queen Margaret: Sayaka Ohara
Prince Edward: Kohei Amasaki
Narration: Houchu Ohtsuka
Henry: Hikaru Midorikawa
Richard, Duke of York: Sho Hayami
Edward: Kosuke Toriumi
George: Yasuaki Takumi
Earl of Warwick: Satoshi Mikami
Catesby: Satoshi Hino
Queen Margaret: Sayaka Ohara
Prince Edward: Kohei Amasaki
Narration: Houchu Ohtsuka
Lady Anne Neville: Sayumi Suzushiro
Lady Isabel Neville: Ayumi Mano
Queen Elizabeth: Shizuka Itou
Cecily Neville: Aya Hisakawa
Kentarō Suzuki is directing the anime at J.C. Staff, and Hiroki Uchida is supervising and writing the series scripts. Tsutomu Hashizume is designing the characters.
The additional staff members include the following: Kentaro Izumi as the art director, Mayumi Tanahashi as the color designer, Akihiro Takahashi as director of photography, Yoshikazu Iwanami as the audio director, Kou Otani as the music composer, and Lantis as the music producer.
KEY VISUAL:
Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses. But just as success is imminent, he is abruptly cut down. Plunged into despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.