#TV Anime Requiem of the Rose King Releases New PV Introducing OP Theme by Makoto Furukawa

The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy historical drama manga Baraou no Souretsu / Requiem of the Rose King has posted an 80-second new PV introducing its first cour’s OP theme song “Ware, Bara ni Insu” (I, indulge in the rose) sung by Makoto Furukawa. The song will be released as his fourth single on February 16, 2022. The two-cour anime is set to premiere on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto on January 9, 2022, then on BS11 two days later. 

The site has also announced two addition voice cast members; Buckingham, who meets Richard at a party and takes an interest in him, will be played by Riho Sugiyama (Rosalie in I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level), and Jeanne d’Arc, a French witch who was burned for the crime of cross-dressing, will be played by Aoi Yuki (Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace in Healin’ Good PreCure).

Main voice cast:

• Richard: Mitsuki Saiga
• Henry: Hikaru Midorikawa
• Richard, Duke of York: Sho Hayami
• Edward: Kosuke Toriumi
• George: Yasuaki Takumi
• Earl of Warwick: Satoshi Mikami
• Catesby: Satoshi Hino
• Queen Margaret: Sayaka Ohara
• Prince Edward: Kohei Amasaki
• Narration: Hochu Otsuka
• Anne Neville: Sayumi Suzushiro
• Isabelle Neville: Ayumi Mano
• Elizabeth: Shizuka Ito
• Cecily Neville: Aya Hisakawa

Main staff:

• Director: Kentaro Suzuki
• Series Composition/Screenplay: Hiroki Uchida
• Character Design: Riki Hashizume
• Art Director: Kentaro Izumi
• Color Designer: Mayumi Tanahashi
• Director of Photography: Akihiro Takahashi
• Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami
• Music: Ko Otani
• Music Production: Lantis
• Animation Production: J.C.STAFF

Source: “Requiem of the Rose King” anime official website / Twitter

©Aya Kanno (Akita Shoten)/Requiem for The Rose King Production Committee