Spring Anime "Royal Teacher Heine" Announces Key Visual and Cast!　A stage adaptation with the same cast will also be announced!

The key visual and main cast information for the TV anime "Royal Teacher Heine," which will start in April 2017, have been announced.

Royal Teacher Heine" is a TV anime based on Higasa Akai's manga serialized in "Monthly G Fantasy" (Square Enix). The main character, Heine Wittgenstein, who is invited to the Kingdom of Granzreich as a royal tutor to educate the princes, and his four very unique princes are the subjects of this "royal comedy. Directed by Kikuchi Katsuya, series composition by Uenokimiko, character design by Okuyama Suzuna, and animation production by Bridge.
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The cast has been announced with a key visual, and it was revealed that Keisuke Ueda will play Heine, Yuya Asato will play the second prince Kai, Hayato Adachi will play the third prince Bruno, Daisuke Hirose will play the fourth prince Leonhardt, and Shota Aoi will play the fifth prince Richt. It was also announced that the play will be adapted for the stage in 2017 with the same cast, so be sure to keep an eye out for that as well.

It was also announced that a special event "Nice to meet you, Mr. Heine" will be held on Sunday, April 2, featuring a talk show by the cast members playing the princes and an advance screening of the first episode. For more information on the event and ticket sales, please check the official website ( #).

Comments (partial)] (*Honorifics omitted)
Keisuke Ueda as Heine Wittgenstein
I am very happy to be able to take on the challenge of voice acting in animation, something I have longed to do, and at the same time I feel a great sense of responsibility. This year will be a year of "Royal Teacher Heine" for me, and I will do my best so that more and more people will love this work.

Yuya Asato as Kai von Granzreich
I am very happy to be able to play the role of Kai in the anime and stage adaptation! I think there are different ways to enjoy the original work, the anime, and the stage, so I hope that fans of the original work will enjoy the anime and stage versions as well!

Bruno von Glanzreich: Hayato Adachi
The original work is also very popular, and the cast and staff will do their best to make sure that many people will love the anime as well!

Daisuke Hirose as Leonhard von Granzreich
I will do my best to live up to the expectations of the fans of the original work, so please give me your support.

Shota Aoi as Richt von Granzreich
My name is Shota Aoi and I will be playing the role of Richt. The teamwork of the cast members is outstanding at the recording studio, and I enjoy acting every time. I will do my best to play the role, so please give me your best.

Characters] (*Honorifics omitted)

Heine Wittgenstein (CV: Keisuke Ueda)
He is a royal teacher who has been entrusted with the education of the four princes by royal decree.
He is mistaken for a child, but he is in fact a grown man.

Kai von Granzreich (CV: Yuya Asato)
He is taciturn and rarely appears in public. He is the Prince of Jiroli, who intimidates his opponents with his piercing gaze.

Bruno von Granzreich (CV: Hayato Adachi)
He has been clear-headed since childhood and has an extraordinary intellect, having been praised as a genius. He is a high-pressure intellectual prince who views people based on their academic background.

Leonhard von Granzreich (CV: Daisuke Hirose)
Leonhard von Granzreich is the most beautiful man on the western continent and is known as the "White Lily of Granzreich. He is a proud Everest prince who hates the creature known as a teacher.

■Rich von Granzreich (CV: Shota Aoi)
With his sweet mask and cheerful personality, he is a close friend of the royal families of other countries. He is a flirtatious prince with a friendliness and lightness that makes it hard to believe that he is royalty.