Super popular Chinese web novel Sword Dynasty, also referred to as Chinese version of Hamlet, will get a TV anime adaptation. Hiro Shimono, Yuji Ueda, and Mai Nakahara have been chosen to play the main cast. The anime will air on TOKYO MX from 6 January 2018.

This work is set in the latter half of China’s spring and autumn civil war where Teinei, a young man from the State Qin, and his friends are trying to unite the Qin Dynasty in order to create ‘The Sword Dynasty’ while traveling around training their sword skills.

Revenge play is the novel’s theme and is also called the Chinese Hamlet, which is a very anticipated senkyo novel (senkyo is one of the main genres of the Chinese literature).

Chinese top overall search site Baidu‘s communication platform BaiduBBS has more than 250 thousand fans. The title ranked first on the most influential web literature rankings in China, ‘Baidu Novel Popular Ranking’, and in China’s web literature website ‘Zong Heng Zong Wen’ purchase list.

The main cast has also been announced. Hiro Shimono is to play the main character Teinei. Additional voice actors are Toshiki Iwasawa, Yuji Ueda, Kohei Amasaki, Mai Nakahara, Chiaki Omigawa, Mitsuki Saiga, Yumi Harada, and Yuriko Fujizaki.

The opening theme ‘Shukugo no Ken’ will be sung by Kanako Ito and the ending theme ‘Ibara no Toto’ by Yumi Hara. Both songs can be found on various distribution sites and ‘Ibara no Toto’ can also be found on Yumi Hara’s album which will be released on 14 March.

TV Anime Sword Dynasty

Broadcast Information: on TOKYO MX at 02:20 from 6 January 2018
Production Studio: EMT Squared

Hiro Shimono as Teinei (Ding Ning)
Toshiki Iwasawa as Chinkanshu (Chen Jian Shou)
Yuji Ueda as Ryo Ren (Liang Lian)
Kohei Amasaki as Fusou (Fu Su)
Mai Nakahara as Yasaku Rei (Ye Ce Leng)
Chiaki Omigawa as Shop’s Daughter
Mitsuki Saiga as Cho Yon (Zhao Si)
Yumi Hara as Haku Sansui (Bai Shan Shui)
Yuriko Fujizaki as Teishu (Zheng Xiu)

Opening: Shukugo no Ken by Kanako Ito
Ending: Ibara no Toto by Yumi Hara

(C)SWORD DYNASTY/IQIYI

source: https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/12/26/36348.html