Crunchyroll To Stream 'Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon' Anime
Today, Crunchyroll made several new anime streaming announcements. Just in under the wire of its Japanese release date, Crunchyroll has secured streaming rights for the "Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon' anime. The anime was released Oct. 7 in Japan, and is expected to begin streaming on Crunchyroll soon.
So far, fans are expressing excitement that Crunchyroll snagged another anime license.
"This show looks very good! Thank you, CR! I definitely will watch," said LightingXV on CR.
"Anti-Magic Academy 35th Test Platoon" is directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura with series composition by Kento Shimoyama. Kosuke Kawamura is designing the characters. Silver Link is handling the animation production.
Anime News Network reports the following Japanese voice cast for the series:
Reina Ueda as Ōka Ōtori
Rumi Ookubo as Usagi Saionji
Ryoko Shiraishi as Ikaruga Suginami
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Takeru Kusanagi
Chika Anzai as Kiseki Kusanagi
Iori Nomizu as Lapis
Kanae Itō as Mari Nikaido
Koji Yusa as Haunted
Natsumi Yamada as Nagaru Hoshijiro
Shinichiro Miki as Sōgetsu Ōtori
For those who are not familiar with "Anti-Magic Academy 35th Test Platoon," which is is based on the original light novels by Toki Yanagimi, ANN describes the series as follows:
"People with magic powers are close to being wiped out. Just as the balance of power and military might had once shifted from swords to sorcery, it shifts once again to guns. Takeru Kusanagi goes to 'Anti-Magic Academy', a training facility for Inquisitors of Heretics who crack down on the dwindling threat posed by magic users."
It goes on:
"However, Takeru cannot use guns at all and can only fight with a sword. As a result, he is relegated to the 35th Test Platoon, the motley 'small fry platoon' for poor students. One day, Oka Otori, the ultra-elite pistol master who already has her qualifications for witch-hunts, joins the platoon."