The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Shin Araki and Haruyuki Morisawa's Classroom For Heroes (Eiyū Kyōshitsu) light novel series has released a new key visual, second promotional video and additional cast.
The opening theme song will be performed by VTuber Kaede Higuchi.
The ending theme song will be performed by Akane Kumada.
The story follows Blade, a former brave hero who gave up his powers after striking a bargain with the Demon King. Blade decides to go back to school as an ordinary student, but the school he enrolls in turns out to be an elite academy for training heroes, and even without his powers Blade's mental and physical skills are off the charts. Will Blade be able to enjoy a tranquil school life?
The anime is set to premiere in July 2023.
NEW KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Eri Yukimura as Claire
Haruka Shiraishi as Jessica
Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Maria/Moe
Aya Uchida as Iona
Shūichi Uchida as Clay
Tomohiro Ōno as Cassim
Tomohito Takatsuka as Leonard
Konomi Kohara as Eliza
Rikiya Koyama as King Gilgamesh
Tetsu Inada as Asmodeus
MAIN CAST:
Reiji Kawashima as Blade / Misuzu Yamada as Arnest Flaming
Nao Tōyama as Sophi / Hina Kino as Cú Chulainn
Keiichiro Kawaguchi is directing the anime at Actas. Naoki Hayashi is writing and supervising the scripts. Kōsuke Kawamura is the character designer and chief animation director.
The newly announced additional staff includes:
Assistant Director: Hideaki Nakano
Chief Animation Director: Eri Kojima
Main Prop Design: Noboru Jitsuhara
Monster & Mechanical Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Miki Matsuda
Accessory Design: Ryou Akizuki
Color Key Artist: Sachiko Harada
Art Director: e-caesar
Art Supervision: Junichi Higashi
Art: Shinya Tanaka
Art Design: Ryota Fukai
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
3D Director: Makoto Endō
2D Works/CG Producer: Tsutomu Nagai
Director of Photography: Kōhei Tanada
Compositing Special Effects: Mika Narukawa
Photography: Graphinica
Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Sound Effects: Yui Ando
Recording Engineer: Shiori Saitō
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Music: Kotaro Nakagawa
Music Production: Lantis
Assistant Director: Hideaki Nakano
Chief Animation Director: Eri Kojima
Main Prop Design: Noboru Jitsuhara
Monster & Mechanical Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Miki Matsuda
Accessory Design: Ryou Akizuki
Color Key Artist: Sachiko Harada
Art Director: e-caesar
Art Supervision: Junichi Higashi
Art: Shinya Tanaka
Art Design: Ryota Fukai
Backgrounds: Studio Easter
3D Director: Makoto Endō
2D Works/CG Producer: Tsutomu Nagai
Director of Photography: Kōhei Tanada
Compositing Special Effects: Mika Narukawa
Photography: Graphinica
Editing: Gō Sadamatsu
Sound Director: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Sound Effects: Yui Ando
Recording Engineer: Shiori Saitō
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Music: Kotaro Nakagawa
Music Production: Lantis
KEY VISUAL:
