2019 Winter Anime "Manaria Friends", Episode 1 is now available on the official website! New scene cuts have also arrived!

The first episode "Anne and Gurea" of the TV anime "Manaria Friends," which began airing on January 20 (Sun.), is now available on the anime's official website.

Manalia Friends" is an anime work featuring two popular characters, Anne and Grea, who were born from the "Manalia Magic Academy" event in "Rage of Bahamut," developed and operated by Cygames.
The story depicts their daily lives at the Manaria Magic Academy in the mysterious land of Mistarthia, where humans, gods, demons, and all other races reside.
The production staff includes director Hideki Okamoto (Konohana Kiseki), series composition by Satoko Sekine (Gun Volleyball Club NEXT!), character design by Minami Yoshida, and music by Takashi Watanabe. Animation production will be handled by CygamesPictures, which is working on its first TV series.
⇒2019 Winter Anime

The first episode of the series, which premiered on January 20, is now available on the official anime website. In addition, new scene cuts with a sense of fantasy have been released.
In addition, an extra part, an extra anime accompanying the main story, is now being distributed in the smartphone games "Rage of Bahamut" and "Granblue Fantasy". The extra part will be available for a limited period of one week after the first broadcast, so be sure to enjoy it as soon as possible.

New scene cuts and synopsis

Episode 1 "Anne and Grea
Two princesses, Anne and Grea, attend the Manaria Academy of Magic. Anne rushes to Grea as soon as she finds her at the academy, while Grea still looks a little awkward. While they are having breakfast together, a new student, Ru, suddenly asks Anne for help...

Work information】 ※Titles omitted.
TV animation "Anne and Gurea

<Broadcast Info.
Broadcasting will begin on January 20 (Sun.), 2019 on TOKYO MX, BS11, J:COM TV, and AT-X.
TOKYO MX: Sundays from January 20, 24:30 to 24:45
BS11: From January 20, every Sunday from 24:45 to 25:00
AT-X: From January 21, every Monday from 24:30 to 24:45 *Repeats available
J:COM: Tuesdays 22:45-23:00, starting January 22
Repeats on AT-X every Wednesday from 16:30 to 16:45 / every Saturday from 8:30 to 8:45
Broadcast dates and times are subject to change without notice.

<Distribution information
dAnime Store: Starting January 20, every Sunday from 24:30~, distribution will begin at the same time as the broadcast.
Other distribution services: From January 21, every Monday at 24:00~, the missed episodes will be distributed one by one.
Other distribution sites will be announced on the official website.

<Staff> Original story: Cygames
Original Story：Cygames
Director：Hideki Okamoto
Series Composition：Sekine Satoko
Character Design：Minami Yoshida
Art Director：Ayu Kawamoto
Director of Photography: Hisashi Yonezawa
Color Designer: Michiko Kaku
Editing: Fumi Hida
Music: Takashi Watanabe
Sound Director: Ryo Tanaka
Sound Effects: Yuka Kazama
Sound Production: Tohokushinsha
Animation Production: Cygames Pictures

＜Cast
Anne: Yoko Hikasa
Gurea: Ayaka Fukuhara
Hannah: Nana Mizuki
Owen: Wataru Hatano
Lu: Kimiko Koyama
Miranda: Kikuko Inoue
William: Yuma Uchida
Heinlein: Sawashiro Chiharu
Jill: Hiroshi Naka
Poppy: Lynn

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