Spring Anime "Royal Teacher Heine" Unveils Additional Cast and Latest PV!　Shinnosuke Tachibana and Daisuke Namikawa play a pair of guards.

The latest information, including additional cast information, has been announced for the TV anime "Royal Teacher Heine," which will start in April 2017.

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 four very unique princes he is in charge of in this "royal comedy" work. Directed by Kikuchi Katsuya, series composition by Uenokimiko, character design by Okuyama Suzuna, and animation production by Bridge.
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Shinnosuke Tachibana will play Maximilian, a cheerful guard who watches over the four princes, and Daisuke Namikawa will play Ludwig, a serious guard. The two have also released their comments on the princes. The full text of their comments can be found on the official website ( #).

It has also been announced that the opening theme will be "Shoppai Tears" by actor/singer-songwriter Shogo Sakamoto. The song can be seen in the latest PV above, so be sure not to miss it.

Characters] (*Honorific titles omitted)

Maximilian (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana)
A guard of the Kingdom of Glanzreich. He has a cheerful personality.

Comments from the cast
Q1: What is your impression of "Royal Teacher Heine" and the character you play?
Maximilian is a very positive and energetic character, so I always try to enjoy playing him.

Q2. Please give a message of encouragement to the four princes who are aspiring to become great candidates for the king!
The princes have too much individuality, but I think it will be great when their individuality blossoms, so please do your best.

Q3: Please tell us your "favorite prince"!
I think it would be Prince Kai. He is very quiet, but for some reason, when he is around, the atmosphere becomes more relaxed.

Ludwig (CV: Daisuke Namikawa)
He is a guard of the Kingdom of Granzleich. He has a serious personality.

Comments from the cast
Q1: What is your impression of "Royal Teacher Heine" and the character you play?
It is said to be a royal comedy, but it is a fun and catchy depiction of a world that is not often known. I hope you enjoy the world! Ludwig and Maximilian are in the position of watching over each other, but today I would like to tighten up where they need to tighten up and watch them grow up!

Q2. Please give a message of encouragement to the four princes who are aspiring to become great candidates for king!
I know it is hard work to become a king, and I know you have to work hard to become a king, but please sprinkle love on the people in front of the TV! Ganbare!

Q3: Please tell us who is your "favorite prince"?
I'm going to go with Heine!　It's a rebellion!

Comments】 （*Titles omitted)
Opening music by: Shogo Sakamoto
I am frankly very happy and sincerely honored to be in charge of the theme song for such a wonderful anime. The theme of the song was "kizuna" (bonds), and we went through a continuous process of trial and error to see how we could express this through the anime's worldview. What is "kizuna"?　I wrote a song about my feelings of wondering if there is such a thing.

I hope I was able to convey the struggles of the four princes and Heine's sincere attitude toward them, even if only a little. I have actually read "Heine the Royal Teacher" since the original story, and I immediately became a fan of Heine's cool and cute character.

By the way, my favorite prince is Leonhardt. Of course I love all the princes, but I like him because he is like a boy who is honest inside.
I think the road to becoming a king is so hard that I can't even imagine it, but if we four are together, we can share the hard things,
But with the four of us together, we should be able to share the hardships!　Believe in yourselves and do your best!　I will do my best too!