Likewise, Kyo Tachibana had a similar announcement in June that year. In January of 2021, the Production A team announced that Momo Hanae - the original voice actress of Maria Magadalene Dietrich - stepped down from her role to pursue treatment of an on-going health condition. Unfortunately, early in the production of Luminous Witches, three of the performers were forced to retire due to health complications. Why was Luminous Witches postponed until 2022?īecause the cast of Luminous Witches is also an idol group, the series relies heavily on its voice cast who are live performers as much as they are voice actresses. That said, fans can watch the previous series’ on Funimation and soon on Crunchyroll following the completion of the merger. While the series may have a long history, it’s worth noting that, if Luminous Witches is anything like Brave Witches, it’s not necessary to watch previous entries to understand the general plot. Luminous Witches is another spin-off that follows the Music Squadron - a force of witches with healing powers they control through song. In 2016, a spin-off anime, Brave Witches, was announced which followed a new squad, the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing. Strike Witches - which followed the 501st Joint Fighter wing unit, a force tasked with battling an alien race during an alternative timeline of World War II - got off the ground first with a manga in 2005, a light novel in 2006, and an OVA produced by Gonzo a year later.įollowing its initial success, Strike Witches received video game tie-ins along with an official anime series and films. While known in the West mainly due to the popular phone game Azur Lane, which depicts naval warships as cute girls, World Witches pioneered the concept back in the early 2000s. Mecha musume involves the personification of militarized vehicles. The World Witches started from a series of ‘mecha musume’ illustrations created by artist Fumikane Shimada. Alongside singer Konomi Suzuki (who’s performed openings for No Game No Life and Re:Zero) and boy band Bad Town Reversal, Luminous Witches will perform their four singles and possibly give more details about the Summer 2022 anime. Those interested in hearing the idol group live can see them on May 14th in Tokyo at the Kado Live event. The cast has released multiple singles including Flying Skyhigh and Smiling Singing. While there isn’t translation made available for the streams, music is universal. Over on Niconico, the voice cast of Luminous Witches has had exclusive streams as far back as early 2021 introducing their respective characters and getting fans hyped for the series. Mikako Komatsu as Grace Maitland Steward.Rio Mamesaki as Joanna Elizabeth Stafford.Kana Furunaka as Maria Magdalene Dietrich.Ami Aimoto as Lyudmila Andreyevna Ruslanova. Sayaka Tsuzuki as Éléonore Giovanna Gassion.Not only will this original anime follow the witches battling against Neuroi, but the voice cast will also perform songs for the series. What sets Luminous Witches apart from other entries in the World Witches series is that the squad is an idol group. They’ll only remain until April 3rd so pick them up before supplies run out! Luckily for international fans, many of the goods from AnimeJapan 2022 are available online via Kadokawa and d Anime’s shops.
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