Title: THE HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN
Japanese: アルスラーン戦記
Airing date: 5/4/2015 (TV series)
Release dates: 17/8/1991 (film 1), 18/7/1992 (film 2) and 21/10/1993 to 21/9/1995 (OVA series)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural, Shounen
Original creators: Yoshiki Tanaka (novel) and Hiromu Arakawa (manga)
Original character designer: Yoshitaka Amano (Kadokawa) and Shinobu Tanno (Kobunsha)
Directors: Noriyuki Abe (TV), Mamoru Hamatsu, Mihiro Yamaguchi (films, OVAs) and Tetsurō Amino (OVAs)
Written by: Makoto Uezu (TV), Tomiya Miyashita, Kaori Takada (film 1), Megumi Matsuoka (film 2) and Megumi Sugihara (OVAs)
Music by: Tarō Iwashiro (TV) and Norihiro Tsuru (films)
Chief character designer: Shingo Ogiso (TV)
Character designers: Kazuo Watanabe, Ushio Tazawa (TV) and Sachiko Kamimura (films, OVAs)
Art directors: Tadashi Kudo (TV), Katsuyoshi Kanemura, Riki Nishikura and Yuji Ikeda (films, OVAs)
Directors of photography: Yukihiro Masumoto (TV), Akihiko Takahashi and Hideo Suzuki (films, OVAs)
Special effects by: Yasumasa Koyama (TV) and Yutaka Semba (films, OVAs)
Sound director: Jin Aketagawa (TV)
CGI director: Daisuke Suzuki (TV)
Modeling director: Hiroshi Adachi (TV)
Action director: Satoshi Kimura (TV)
Color key by: Aiko Shinohara (TV)
Conceptual design by: Daisuke Niitsuma (TV)
Editing by: Mai Hasegawa (TV)
Animation director: Kazuchika Kise (films, OVAs)
Chief animators: Kazuto Nakazawa and Kazuto Nakazawa (films, OVAs)
Key animation by: Hiroshi Hamasaki and Kazuchika Kise (films, OVAs)
Arrangement by: Hiroki Nozaki, Hisanori Ooshiro and Takaaki Uchiyama (films, OVAs)
Sound effect director: Fusanobu Fujiyama (films, OVAs)
Music performance by: Mio Noguchi (films, OVAs)
Music producer: Hikari Ishikawa (films, OVAs)
Publicity by: Morikasa Wakisaka (films, OVAs)
Planning by: Masaki Sawanobori, Mitsuhisa Hida and Takeshi Tamiya (films, OVAs)
Producers: Akira Maruta, Kazuhiko Ikeguchi, Kei Sugiyama, Masatoshi Tōjō, Noriaki Ikeda, Noriko Matsuura, Toshio Suzuki and Yutaka Takahashi (films, OVAs)
Assistant producers: Masae Kawakami and Ryūji Mimoto (films, OVAs)
Studios: Liden Films, Sanzigen (TV), Animate Film (film 1), Aubec (film 2), Animate and J.C.Staff (OVAs)
Produced by: Toshio Suzuki (films)
Network: JNN (MBS)
Opening theme: "Boku no Kotoba de wa Nai Kore wa Boku-tachi no Kotoba (僕の言葉ではない これは僕達の言葉 / These Aren't My Words. These Are Our Words)" by UVERworld (TV)
Ending themes: "Lapis Lazuli (ラピスラズリ)" by Eir Aoi (TV)
"Kutsuato no Hana" by Mimori Yusa (film 1)
"Tokimeki wo Believe" by Yumi Tanimura (film 2)
"Ryōte Ippai" by Shōko Suzuki (OVAs)
Main cast: Arslan (アルスラーン) voiced by Yūsuke Kobayashi (TV) and Kappei Yamaguchi (films, OVAs)
Camp of Arslan: Daryun (ダリューン) voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (TV) and Kazuhiko Inoue (films, OVAs)
Narsus (ナルサス) voiced by Daisuke Namikawa (TV) and Kaneto Shiozawa (films, OVAs)
Elam (エラム) voiced by Natsuki Hanae (TV) and Nozomu Sasaki (films, OVAs)
Gieve (ギーヴ) voiced by KENN (TV) and Kazuki Yao (films, OVAs)
Falangies (ファランギース) voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (TV) and Masako Katsuki (films, OVAs)
Kingdom of Lusitania: Silvermask (銀仮面卿) voiced by Yūki Kaji (TV) and Shuichi Ikeda (films, OVAs)
Giskarl (ギスカール) voiced by Takehito Koyasu (TV) and Jūrōta Kosugi (films, OVAs)
Bodan (ボダン) voiced by Shirō Saitō (TV) and Kōichi Kitamura (films, OVAs)
Innocentius VII (イノケンティス七世) voiced by Toshiharu Sakurai (TV)
TV PV: other CMs:
Kingdom of Pars: Andragoras III (アンドラゴラス三世) voiced by Takayuki Sugō (TV) and Akio Ōtsuka (films, OVAs)
Tahamirne (タハミーネ) voiced by Atsuko Tanaka (TV) and Kazuko Yanaga (films, OVAs)
Vahriz (ヴァフリーズ) voiced by Eizō Tsuda (TV) and Masaru Ikeda (films, OVAs)
Qishward (キシュワード) voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto (TV) and Daiki Nakamura (films, OVAs)
Kubad (クバード) voiced by Kenta Miyake (TV) and Kazuhiro Nakata (films, OVAs)
Shapur (シャプール) voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi (TV) and Shinya Ōhtaki (films, OVAs)
Kharlan (カーラーン) voiced by Tōru Ōkawa (TV) and Rokuro Naya (films, OVAs)
Official website: http://www.arslan.jp/
Synopsis: In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan is the young and curious prince of Pars who, despite his best efforts, doesn't seem to have what it takes to be a proper king like his father. At the age of 14, Arslan goes to his first battle and loses everything as the blood-soaked mist of war gives way to scorching flames, bringing him to face the demise of his once glorious kingdom. However, it is Arslan's destiny to be a ruler, and despite the trials that face him, he must now embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom.
QUOTE (Norren @ Mar 30 2015, 05:25 PM)Arslan Senki was one of my earliest animes, I fondly recall watching the OVAs on VHS when I rented it from the local Blockbuster Video one week in 97 or so. I picked up DVDs for it some years back, always wished the adaptations would have gone farther into the story.
The original OVAs actually changed a few things in the adaptation, but the original books and the old shoujo manga adaptation have remained sadly language locked. When the new manga adaptation by Hirota popped up on some of the translation sites I was honestly pretty excited, because I expect to actually get to see the story's ending this time around.