The official website of the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama’s Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya manga series has revealed a brand new visual for the upcoming anime movie, titled Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Yukishita no Chikai (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya: Oath Under the Snow). The film itself is currently scheduled for a Summer 2017 release.
Here’s the announcement commercial for the movie:
Previous visual:
The main cast of the anime includes:
Mai Kadowaki (Sanya V. Litvyak from Strike Witches) returns to voice Illyasviel von Einzbern
Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) is voicing Miyu Edelfelt
Misato Fukuen (Hikage Miyauchi in Non Non Biyori) as Tanaka
Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) will voice Beatrice Flowerchild
Ryoko Shiraishi (Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate no Gotoku!) voices Angelica
The remainder of the revealed cast includes:
Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) who will voice Chloe Von Einzburn
Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) as Luviagelita Edelfelt
Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) is voicing Rin Tohsaka
Naoko Takano (Kohaku from Carnival Phantasm) voices Magical Ruby, and Miyu Matsuki (Yoshinoya in Hidamari Sketch) is voicing Magical Sapphire
Hitomi Nabatame (Kazusa Touma in White Album 2) will voice Bazett Fraga McRemitz
The production staff from the previous anime returned for the fourth season and include:
- General Director: Shin Oonuma (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Kokoro Connect)
- Directors: Masaru Takahashi (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! and Tasogare Otome×Amnesia Animation Director) and Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!, Shomin Sample)
- Script Writer: Hazuki Minase (C³ creator)
- Series Composer: Kenji Inoue (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu)
- Anime Character Designer: Kazuya Hirata (Shomin Sample and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Animation Director)
- Music Composer: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND (Witch Craft Works, Trinity Seven)
- Animation Studio: Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori)
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a spin off manga series from Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night franchise by Hiroshi Hiroyama. The manga follows Illyasviel von Einzbern in an alternate universe where she is a magical girl. The manga original released in 2007 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine and ran for 2 volumes. A sequel series Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! released in 2009 and another titled Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3rei! began in 2012, which the latter is still ongoing at 6 volumes to date. An anime adaptation of the first manga series and the first half of the second manga series – 2wei – were produced by Silver Link. An adaptation of the second half of 2wei started airing on July 25, 2015 and finished airing on September 26, 2015 called Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!. An adaptation of the first part of 3rei aired from July 6, 2016 to September 21, 2016, and the final episode announced a movie adapting the next part of 3rei.
Here is a brief synopsis of the series from MAL:
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl. While taking a bath, she stumbles upon Kaleido Stick Ruby, who turns her into a magical girl.
You can visit the anime’s official website: http://anime.prisma-illya.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @prisma_illya
