The story takes place in December 2199, when the streets are full of anticipation about the end of the year and the beginning of another. Amidst the celebrations, rumors spread that Ragna The Bloodedge, a highly dangerous rebel with a large bounty on his head, has been seen in the 13th Hierarchical city of Kagutsuchi. The apparent objective of Ragna, better known as “the reaper”, is the destruction of the system that controls the world. To get the reward, a group of different types of warriors heads to Kagutsuchi.
The game's voice actors will return to play their characters in the anime:
Tomokazu Sugita as Ragna the Bloodedge
Kanako Kondou as Noel Vermillion
Tetsuya Kakihara as Jin Kisaragi
Kana Ueda as Rachel Alucard
Yūichi Nakamura as Hazama
Chiwa Saito as Taokaka
Chiaki Takahashi as Litchi Faye-Ling
Kenji Nomura as Iron Tager
Asami Imai as Tsubaki Yayoi
Chie Matsuura as Kokonoe
Tomomi Isomura as Makoto Nanaya
Toshimichi Mori will oversee this project, and Hideki Tachibana will direct the anime at teamKG and Hoods Entertainment. Seiji Muzushima will be contributing to the direction. Deko Akao and Tatsuya Takahashi will be the episode writers. Tomoyuki Shitaya will be the Charecter Designer and Chief Animator for the project. Other team members include:
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Atelier Musa)
Color Key: Haruko Nobori (Hiwa)
Director of Photography: Koujirou Hayashi (Graphinica)
Editor: Masato Yoshitake (Graphinica)
Sound Director: Masaki Tsuchiya
Sound Production: Studio Mausu
Music Production: Lantis
The anime will be released in the 3rd quarter, More news soon.
Source: animenewsnetwork
