The November issue of Monthly Hero Sword Gai manga series will soon be getting an anime adaptation. According to the magazine, the series is scheduled for release in 2016. Production will be handled by studio DLE.
The cast and other details will be announced soon. Toshiki Inoue (Kamen Rider 555, Kamen Rider Agito) is currently writing the manga's story, while Osamu Kine is drawing the manga based on the original characters by Keita Amemiya (Garo).
The story revolves around Gai, who was born alongside a woman who met her death in a forest. He was adopted by a blacksmith named Amon. Some years later, Gai becomes Amon's apprentice, and during the forging of a sword, he loses his right arm. To help him, Amon smashes the demon sword Shiryu (literally Dragon of Death) to replace Gai's right arm. Gai is then able to fuse with the weapon in his arm and fights his enemies.
The manga began in the December 2012 issue of Monthly Hero. The manga already inspired a 3D CG promotional video by the studio Frontier Digital last year.
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