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Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia TV Anime Reveals October 5 Debut, 3 More Cast Members

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Anime's "Episode 0 Initium Iter" to stream within Fate/Grand Order game app

The official website for Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia), the television anime adaptation of the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game's "Dai NANA Tokuiten Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia" (Order VII: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts: Babylonia) story, revealed on Sunday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on October 5 at 11:30 p.m. The anime will also air on MBS and will stream on AbemaTV, Niconico Nama Dōga, Niconico Channel, and d Anime Store.

The site also revealed three more cast members with character designs:

Saori Hayami as Ushiwakamaru


Tetsu Inada as Musashibō Benkei


Shinichirō Miki as Leonidas I


Additionally, the site revealed that the anime's "Episode 0 Initium Iter" will stream within the main Fate/Grand Order game app from Sunday at 7:00 p.m. JST until August 11 at 12:59 p.m. JST. The episode centers on Romani Archaman and Mash Kyrielight.

The anime stars:

CloverWorks (DARLING in the FRANXX, PERSONA 5 the Animation) is producing the television anime series, with lead character designer Takeshi Takeuchi (Fate anime franchise). Toshifumi Akai (assistant director DARLING in the FRANXX, Porter Robinson's "Shelter" director) is directing the series, with assistant director Miyuki Kuroki (The Idolm@ster SideM director). Tomoaki Takase (Occultic;Nine, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) is the character designer. Keita Haga (Fate/stay night theme song lyrics) and Ryo Kawasaki (Fate/Grand Order: First Order) are composing the music.

The game is also inspiring a two-part anime film project. Fate/Grand Order Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot: Wandering: Agateram and Fate/Grand Order Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot: Paladin: Agateram will adapt the "Dai Roku Tokuiten Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki: Camelot" (Order VI: The Sacred Round Table Realm: Camelot) story from the game. The first film will open in 2020.

Aniplex released the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game in Japan in summer 2015. The game received an English release in the United States and Canada in June 2017.

Sources: Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia anime's website, Dengeki Online


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