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Aniplus HD's Berserk Trailer Reveals Simulcast Details
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Southeast Asian channel Aniplus HD began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for its simulcast of the new Berserk television anime on Thursday. The video reveals that the channel will premiere the anime on Friday, July 1 at 9:00 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok, and 10:00 p.m. in Singapore.
The series will have encore airings on Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok, and 11:00 p.m. in Singapore; Sundays at 11:00 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok, and 12:00 a.m. in Singapore; and Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. in Jakarta and Bangkok, and 11:30 p.m. in Singapore.
The series will premiere in Japan on WOWOW on Friday, July 1 at 10:30 p.m. The anime will also air on MBS, TBS, and CBC starting on July 8, and on BS-TBS starting on July 9.
The anime's previously revealed cast includes:
Kaoru Mizuhara as Puck
Hiro Shimono as Isidro
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Serpico
Yōko Hikasa as Farnese
The rest of the cast includes:
- Hiroki Yasumoto as Azan
- Toa Yukinari as Casca
- Takahiro Sakurai as Griffith
- Akio Ohtsuka as Skull Knight
- Unshou Ishizuka as Narrator
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Luca
- Natsumi Takamori as Nina
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Jerome
- Ayana Taketatsu as Erica
- Minako Kotobuki as Rickert
- Takashi Inagaki as Godot
- Yūichi Nakamura as Silat
- Kouji Ishii as Tapasa
- Rikiya Koyama as Mozgus
The anime adapts Kentarō Miura's dark fantasy manga of the same name. Miura himself is serving as executive supervisor for the series. Shin Itagaki (Basquash!, Ben-To, Teekyū) is directing the anime. Makoto Fukami (Psycho-Pass, Ōsama-tachi no Viking, Yuruyuri San Hai!) is supervising the series scripts in collaboration with Takashi Yamashita (Cencoroll). Hisashi Abe (Pet Shop of Horrors, Gunslinger Girl, Chobits) is designing the characters. Shiro Sagisu (Berserk films, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Megazone 23) is composing the music. LIDEN FILMS is credited for production, while GEMBA and Millepensee are credited for animation production.
Susumu Hirasawa is composing an insert song title "Hai yo" (Oh Ashes). 9mm Parabellum Bullet will perform the opening theme song "Inferno," and Nagi Yanagi will perform the anime's ending theme song "Meimoku no Kanata" (Beyond Closed Eyes).