The official website for Miri Mikawa and aki’s Sugar Apple Fairy Tale light novel series released the full promotional video and visual for the anime. The PV previews the opening theme song “Musical” by Minori Suzuki and the ending song “Kanaeru” (To Grant) by Sumire Morohoshi. The video also reveals more cast members for the anime and announced the anime’s January 6th premiere date.
The anime will debut on January 6 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and Sun TV, and on January 7 on KBS Kyoto. The show will be available on Crunchy roll when it airs.
READ MORE: What Happened to Parona in To Your Eternity?
The series stars:
Yuka Nukui as Anne Halford.
Masaaki Mizunaka as Shalle Fen Shalle.
Rie Takahashi as Mythril Lid Pod.
Tomoaki Maeno as Hugh Mercury.
The new cast members include:
Takuma Terashima as Cat.
Reiji Kawashima as Jonas Anders.
Yūto Uemura as Keith Powell.
In charge of directing the animation at J.C. Staff is Youhei Suzuki (Urara Meirocho, Planet With, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House). The series composition is by Seishi Minakami (A Certain Scientific Railgun, Occult Academy, No.6). Character design is by Haruko Iizuka (Umi Monogatari, School-Love!, Horimiya). The music composer is Hinako Tsubakiyama (Sabikui Bisco). The music is produced by Flying Dog.
Both the manga adaptation by Yozara no Udon and the original light novel series has been licensed by Yen Press.
READ MORE: The First Slam Dunk Anime Film to Open in Hong Kong, Macau in Early 2023
Yen Press describes the story as:
In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren’t exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he’s not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she’ll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for…
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale is written by Miri Mikawa with illustrations by aki. From March 2010 to February 2015, seventeen volumes were released by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Beans Bunko imprint. From November 2012 through October 2014, Hakushensa’s Hana to Yume Online website serialized the manga adaptation with artwork by Alto Yukimura. Since November 2021, Kadokawa Shoten’s seinen manga magazine Young Ace has been serializing the manga adaptation with art by Yozora no Udon.
WATCH SUGAR APPLE FAIRY TALE PV HERE:
READ MORE: Handyman Saitō in Another World Reveals New PV, Ending Song, Premieres 2023
