Broadcast and distribution will begin on January 14, 2023 (Saturday)! Junji Nishimura & Mamoru Oshii WOWOW Original Anime "The King of Fire Hunting", 1st PV released!

The first PV with many additional full-length images from the WOWOW original anime "King of Fire Hunting" has been released.

The Fire-Hunting King" is a full-length fantasy novel written by Rieko Hinata, known for her works such as "Amefuru Honya". With the theme of "fire," the story depicts children living in a world after the final human war and trying their best to survive in the face of many difficulties.
The anime adaptation will be broadcast on WOWOW and will be directed by Junji Nishimura, director of "SAMURAI DEEPER KYO" and "Today, Ma-O! and "Ghost in the Shell" and "The Sky Crawlers" director Mamoru Oshii is in charge of the composition and script. Animation production is handled by Signal M.D., which also produced "Fate/Grand Order the Movie -Camelot in the Realm of the Sacred Round Table- Part 1 Wandering; Agateram".

⇒The WOWOW original anime "The King of Fire Hunting" by Junji Nishimura and Mamoru Oshii will be broadcast!

The first PV released this time includes many additional full-length images, and characters such as Meiraku and Kira are also shown for the first time as images.
In addition, music by Kenji Kawai, who is in charge of the music, is also used, allowing viewers to feel the atmosphere of the work even more.
The PV is now being distributed on the official WOWOW YouTube channel ( # ).

WOWOWOW original anime "The King of Fire Hunting" will be broadcast on WOWOW Prime from 10:30 p.m. on January 14, 2023 (Saturday) (every Saturday) and distributed on WOWOW On Demand [first episode free].

In addition, a "Coloring Campaign" is underway to commemorate the broadcast and distribution. Three winners will be selected by drawing from among those who apply, and will be presented with a luxurious prize.
For more information, please check the official website (URL: # ) and official Twitter ( @HikarinoOuAnime ).

Movie Introduction

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Program Information
WOWOW Original Animation "The Fire-Hunting King
＜Broadcast/Distribution Date
Scheduled to be broadcast and distributed from January 2023.

<Cast
Touko: Misaki Hisano
Kouji: Shoya Ishige
Meiraku: Maaya Sakamoto
Roroku: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Kira: Saori Hayami
Hinako: Yamaguchi Ai

<Staff> (Japanese only)
Original Story : Rieko Hyuga ("King of Fire Hunting" published by Holp Shuppan)
Character Planning : Akihiro Yamada
Director : Junji Nishimura
Composition/Screenplay : Mamoru Oshii
Character Design: Takuya Saito
Chief Animation Director: Takuya Saito, Kazuya Kise, Toshihisa Kaitani
Music: Kenji Kawai
Sound Director: Kazuhiro Wakabayashi
Animation Production: Signal M.D.

<Synopsis
The world after the final war of mankind.
The land is covered by a black forest where fire demons roam, and people are living in a small way in a land protected by a ward.
The people were living in a land protected by wards, due to an ignition pathogen developed and used prior to the Final War,
When a natural fire burns nearby, the people of this era ignite from within and burst into flames.
The only fire that is safe for human use in this world comes from fire demons that live in the forests.
Among fire hunters, who hunt fire for a living, there is a rumor.
A man-made star, the Shaking Fire, which was launched before the Last War and has been wandering in the void for a long time, is coming back.
"The fire hunter who hunts the millennial comet 'The Flickering Fire' will be called the 'King of Fire Hunting'."
Born in a village of papermakers, Touko was saved by the fire hunter when he entered a forbidden forest and was attacked by a fire demon.
Born in the capital, Kohshi lost his mother to factory poisoning, and with a young sister in tow, he decides to take refuge in the "House of Embers".
When their lives intersect, a new destiny is set in motion.

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