#Rieko Hinata's Fantasy Novel Hikari no Ou Gets Anime Adaptation on WOWOW

“#Rieko Hinata's Fantasy Novel Hikari no Ou Gets Anime Adaptation on WOWOW”

In addition to Kenji Kamiyama's new feature, a Japanese premium satellite television station WOWOW also announced that an anime adaptation of Rieko Hinata's fantasy novel series Hikari no Ou (literally means The King of Fire Hunters) will be aired on the station in the near future. Signal-MD (Recovery of an MMO Junkie) will work on anime production, and its broadcast schedule has not yet been set.

The series featuring illustrations by Akihiro Yamada (RahXephon character designer) has been published by Holp Shuppan since December 2018, and its latest fourth volume was released in September 2020.

Message from the novel author Rieko Hinata:

"I wanted to write a big story about 'fire,' so I started writing 'Hikari no Ou.' I have spun the story while playing in my mind, 'Live, live.' I believe that the great power of animation is to remind the viewer of the richness of life. I am tremendously happy, awed, and full of anticipation to be able to support Touko an others who are given the power. I hope that readers will be able to watch over the anime along with me."

Synopsis:

The world after the last war of humanity. The earth is covered with black forest, and the people have been infected with a human pyrogenic pathogen that causes their bodies to burn when they approach a natural fire. The fire in this world is gathered by hunting black beasts that live in the forest, the Fire Demons. Recently, there has been a rumor whispered among the fire hunters who hunt the Fire Demons. "The fire hunter who hunted the thousand-year comet "Shimmering Fire," an artificial star wandering in the empty sky, will be called the King of Fire Hunters." The protagonists of the story are Touko, a girl who grew up in a village, and Koushi, a former student in the capital city. Their encounter, which was never supposed to happen, changes the fate of the world.

Novel 1st volume cover:

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「#火狩りの王」
WOWOWオリジナルアニメ化が決定????
＼#日向理恵子の長編ファンタジーをアニメ化。

“火”をテーマに、人類最終戦争後の世界で生きる子供たちが、多くの困難に直面しながらも、懸命に生きていく姿を描く❗️
????詳しくはこちら⇒https://t.co/RenjlWH6Rz #WOWOW pic.twitter.com/hf4IVqt4jy

— WOWOW総合 (@WOWOW_SOGO) November 5, 2020