Anime “Hortensia Saga” Episode 1 Synopsis and Scene Cuts Released

We have released the subtitle, scene cut, synopsis, and staff information for the first episode of the TV anime “Hortensia Saga”, which will be broadcast on TOKYO MX/BS11 and other stations and distributed on d-anime store and other sites from January 6th (Wed). Here is the latest information.

|Scene Cut

|Episode 1 Synopsis

On December 5, 767 of the SEIOUREKI, the Duchy of Camellia suddenly rebelled against the Kingdom of Hortensia, a great power with 700 years of history on the Ypethas Peninsula. Three years after the rebellion, Alfred, Lord of Auber, participates in the battle on the Erup Plateau for the first time with his squire Marillus and former kingdom knight Maurice, but they are forced to fight a hard battle against Roy, the right-hand man of Camellia’s sworn enemy, Lugis. Realizing his inadequacies in his first battle, Alfred vows to do the same at the graveside of his father, Fernando, and his family.

|Staff Information

Screenplay	Rintaro Ikeda
Director	Keiji Kawakubo
Animation Director	Hiroyuki Honda, Dai Imaoka, Mitsunori Yamaguchi, Shunryo Yamamura

|About “The Hortensia Saga

TV animation “Hortensia Saga” will start airing on January 6, 2021.

|Broadcast Information

・TOKYO MX From January 6 (Wed), every Wednesday from 24:30
・BS11 Every Wednesday from January 6 (Wed), 24:30
・Gunma TV 24:30～ every Wednesday from January 6 (Wed)
・Tochigi TV: 24:30 every Wednesday from Jan. 6 (Wed)
・CBC TV Every Wednesday from 26:29 onwards, starting January 6 (Wed)
　The first episode will start at 27:45
・Yomiuri TV Every Monday from January 11 (Mon), 26:05
　The first episode will start at 26:34
・AT-X Every Monday from Monday, January 11, 23:00-
　

*The broadcast date and time are subject to change due to programming reasons.

|Distribution Information

Simultaneous and fastest terrestrial distribution on d-anime store!
Other distribution services will also start distributing it sequentially.

・d-anime store Every Wednesday from January 6 (Wed), 24:30
・d-anime Store NicoNico Branch: 24:30 every Wednesday from January 6 (Wed)
・d-anime store for Prime Video 24:30 every Wednesday from January 6 (Wed)
・ABEMA Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat), 12:00 p.m.
・NicoNico Live Broadcast every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) at 10:30 p.m.
・NicoNico Channel: Every Saturday from 12:00 p.m. on January 9 (Sat)
・GYAO! Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat), 12:00-
・Unlimited Anime Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) at 12:00
・Hikari TV Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・Amazon Prime Video Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat), 12:00 p.m.
・BANDAI CHANNEL Every Saturday from Jan. 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・Hulu Every Saturday from Jan. 9 (Sat) 12:00-
・J:COM Megapack Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat), 12:00 p.m.
・TELASA Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・TSUTAYA TV Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00
・Video Market Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・DMM.com Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・music.jp Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・FOD Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～
・U-NEXT Every Saturday from January 9 (Sat) 12:00～

|Introduction

Hortensia Saga – Knights of the Blue” is a war RPG for iOS and Android that has been available since 2015.
The game has gained popularity for its profound scenario and multiplayer battle system, and has been downloaded over 9 million times.
The game, which celebrated its 5th anniversary in 2020, is currently developing the story of “Hortensia Saga Zero,” a new story that follows the completion of the third part of the main story “Hortensia Den.

In addition, a large-scale game project of a remake version of a 3DRPG for China, which was being developed with the full cooperation of f4samurai and SEGA, will be developed in Japan as “Hortensia Saga R”.

In 2021, f4samurai and Aniplex will team up to create a long-awaited TV anime.

The animation will be produced by Raiden Film (Arslan Senki, Infinite Dweller-IMMORTAL), who also produced the opening animation for the third part of the game “HORSAGA” and “Hortensia Saga Zero”. The director is Yasuto Nishikata, who has received high praise for his work on “The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoner of the Sky the Movie. The opening theme song is by the rock band “MY FIRST STORY”, who also sang the theme song for the third part of the game “HORSAGA”, and the ending theme song is by Mafumafu, who sang the theme song for “Hortensia Saga Zero”. The music by ZENTA will add color to the dramatic world of “HORSAGA”.

The cast includes Yoshimasa Hosoya, who plays the main character Alfred Auber, and the rest of the gorgeous voice cast from the game.
This royal fantasy war story with characters with various fates is a drama for all people, not just the users of the original game.

A story about the inheritance of fate.
From the game to the anime, the feelings are passed on, and a new story (saga) begins.

|Story

The Kingdom of Hortensia, a great nation with 700 years of history, is located on the Ypetas Peninsula.

The kingdom has been threatened with invasion many times by neighboring countries that want to take advantage of its fertile land, but the two duchies that serve the kingdom, Olivier and Camellia, have acted as swords and shields, and have been able to avoid the ravages of war for a long time.

However, on December 5, 767, the Duchy of Camellia suddenly rebelled against the Kingdom of Hortensia.

With the rebellion of the Duchy of Camellia and the demons that began to appear at the same time as the rebellion, an era of chaos was about to come to the Kingdom of Hortensia. ……

In a world of war, knights are tossed about by various fates.
The succession of fates and battles that began with tragedy are about to begin.

|Cast

Alfred Ober	Yoshimasa Hosoya
Mariyus Casteledo	Yui Horie
Maurice Baudelaire	Kenjiro Tsuda
Nonnoria Folley	Reina Ueda
Kuu Morimol	Aya Uchida
Deflott Danowa	Yuichiro Umehara
Adelheid Olivier	Yū Kobayashi
Leon D. Olivier	Tetsuya Kakihara
Fernando Ober	Takehito Koyasu
Lugis F. Camellia	Kenji Nomura
Roy Bashro	Takuya Eguchi
Bernadetta Ober	Yuka Ōtsubo
Alexi Baldebron	Kazuma Horie
Didier Vialdo	Shūichi Ikeda
Palthouser Dreadnought	Takaya Hashi
Georg Dalmas	Atsuki Tani
Beltran De Boske	Takehito Koyasu
Saria/Elva	Rie Kugimiya
Sharo D’Hortensia	Miyuki Sawashiro
Marie	Shizuka Itō
Jim McNeil	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Adel	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Gaston	Kōji Ishii
Lucan	Takahiro Sakurai
Doctor Gref	Shigeru Chiba
Lacroix	Kana Asumi

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