Legend of Mana Anime Release Date, Cast Announced

Initially revealed back in June 2021, Warner Bros. Japan and Square Enix have just released a new preview video for Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal anime series. Aside from giving us a new look at the anime, the video also comes with new information about the Legend of Mana release date, new cast members, and theme song.

Legend of Mana Anime Cast

For the new cast members, the Legend of Mana anime will feature Saori Hayami as Serafina, Yuko Sanpei as Bud, Shino Shimoji as Corona, Sachi Kokuryu as Duelle, and Yurika Kubo as Li'l Cactus. These voice actors will join the previously announced cast members which include Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shiloh, Yuichiro Umehara as Elazul, and Kaori Nazuka as Pearl.

Along with voicing Serafina, Saori Hayami also sings the anime’s opening theme song entitled "Tear of Will." The song was previewed in the recently released video.

For the anime’s staff, Masato Jinbo (Restaurant to Another World) leads the team as the director and series composer. Joining him are Taro Ikegami (Lapis Re:LiGHTs) who is in charge of character design, and Yoko Shimomura (Legend of Mana video game) who handles music composition.

Legend of Mana Anime Release Date

The Legend of Mana anime will premiere in October 2022, meaning it will release alongside the stacked Fall 2022 anime lineup. Right now, there is no information yet on where the series will stream outside of Japan.

Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal (also known as Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal) is an upcoming anime series adaptation of Square Enix’s 1999 action-RPG of the same name. Handling the animation for the show are Yokohama Animation Laboratory (the studio behind Lapis Re:Lights) and Graphinica (of Muv-Luv Alternative fame).

Square Enix’s Legend of Mana game was originally released back in 1999 for the PlayStation, and it is the fourth game in the Mana series following the 1995 JRPG, Trials of Mana. While the game’s original release was over two decades ago, Square Enix released a remastered version of the game back in June 2021 for the PS4, Switch, and PC. The remaster was also subsequently released on Android and iOS last December 2021.