TV anime "Grancrest Senki" to start airing in January 2018, and the OP theme will be Mashiro Ayano's 6th single "starry"!

The opening theme song "starry" by Mashiro Ayano has been chosen for theTV anime "Grancrest Senki," which will start airing in January 2018.

The "Grancrest Senki" is a light novel written by Ryo Mizuno, the author of "Lord's Island Senki". Set on a continent where chaos rules everything, this military fantasy depicts a battle over the Emperor's Holy Seal (Grancrest), which is the crystal of order. The series is directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama of the "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju" series, with series composition by Yoshito Mizuno and Satoshi Yano, character design by Hiroshi Yamukai, and production by A-1 Pictures, which produced "Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale".
⇒The first PV and the latest key visual of the TV anime "Grancrest Senki" have been released! Additional cast includes Yuichi Nakamura, Sadayoshi Matsuoka, Ai Chino, Takahiro Sakurai, etc.
⇒2018 Winter Anime List

This time, the opening theme of this work will be Mashiro Ayano's 6th single "starry" (released on January 17, 2018)!　In addition, the limited time production disc will have a jacket specification newly drawn for the TV anime "Grancrest Senki", so be sure to check it out as well.

Product information
Mashiro Ayano 6th single "starry
Release date: January 17, 2018 (Wed.)

<First Press Limited Edition> (CD + DVD)
Price: 2,000 yen (tax not included)
[Contents]
CD: 3 original songs including "starry" / "starry" instrumental included
DVD: "starry" music video / "Mashiro Ayano One-man Live 2016 WHITE PLACE" live video included (number of songs included To be determined)

＜Normal Edition (CD)
Price: 1,500 yen (excluding tax)
CD: 3 original songs including "starry" / "starry" instrumental / "Mashiro Ayano One-man Live 2016 WHITE PLACE" live soundtrack (number of tracks to be determined)

＜Limited Time Production Edition (CD + DVD)
Price: 1,500 yen (excluding tax)
CD: 3 original songs including "starry" / "starry" TV size
DVD: Included contents undecided
Digipak specification with original illustration of TV anime "Grancrest Senki".

Artist Information
Mashiro Ayano
A female singer born in Toyako Town, Hokkaido and living in Sapporo.
With her clear and transparent singing voice that gives a sense of straight intention, she delivers ideal songs and messages that listeners' hearts seek.
Debuted in October with "ideal white", the opening theme song for the TV anime "Fate/stay night" broadcast in 2014.
Since then, she has sung theme songs for TV anime such as "Gunslinger Stratos" and "D.GraymanHALLOW".
She has also performed at live events in Japan and abroad, including Singapore, Los Angeles, Germany, and Taiwan.
In October 2016, he released his 1st album "WHITE PLACE".
This year, 2017, released a new single "NEWLOOK" in May, which was used as the ending theme for the TV anime "Re:CREATORS" and is currently holding the "Mashiro Ayano Monthly One-man Live Circuit 2017".

Work Information] (*Honorific titles are omitted.)
TV animation "Grancrest Senki
Broadcasting date: January 2018

＜Broadcasting schedule : January, 2018
TOKYO MX
BS11
Gunma TV
Tochigi Television
ABC Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
ABC Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

＜Staff
Original story: Written by Ryo Mizuno, illustrated by Shin Yuu (Fantasia Bunko (KADOKAWA))
Series Composition: Ryo Mizuno, Shunsaku Yano
Director : Mamoru Hatakeyama
Script: Light Works
Character Design: Hiroshi Yamukai
Sub-character Design: Yahiro Yuko
Prop Design: Takayuki Kifuji
Weapon and monster design: Hiroyuki Okawa
Color Design: Hitomi Sano
Art Director: Hirofumi Sakaue (Tonyan)
CG Director: Takeshi Sanada (Asahi Productions)
Director of Photography: Ryo Kujirai, Wakana Moriya (Asahi Productions)
VFX Director: Kosuke Nakanishi (Asahi Productions)
Editing: Rie Matsubara (Seyama Editing Studio)
Music: Yugo Kanno
Sound Director: Miwa Iwanami
Production: A-1 Pictures

＜ Cast
Theo Cornello: Kentaro Kumagai
Siluca Meretes: Akari Kito
Irving: Yuichi Nakamura
Eichera: Rena Ueda
Rasik David: Satoshi Hino
Moreno Dortus: Sadayuki Matsuoka
Priscilla: Natsumi Takamori
Marlene Kreische: Ai Chino
Vilar Constance: Takahiro Sakurai
MILZER COUCHETH: Wataru Hatano
Alexis Doucet: Yuichi Iguchi
Emma: Minori Suzuki
Luna: Ai Nakajima
Margret Odius: Yuko Kaita
Laura Hardley: Chika Anzai
Helga Pialoza: Yumi Uchiyama
Colleen Messalla: Kaede Hondo
Aubest Meretes: Tetsu Mikami
Leila : Ayane Sakura
Kammy: Arie Ozawa