Like Vinland Saga, whose Season 2 is in the works, Hortensia Saga is a medieval tale about war, hidden truths, and a throne.
Hortensia Saga is based on Sega’s Hortensia Sage: Order of the Blue Knights, a game launched for iOS and Android devices in 2015.
The player takes on the role of a young lord who uncovers the Kingdom of Hortensia’s truth through battles.
The game celebrated its 5th anniversary this April and, now, an anime adaptation was announced!!
1. Release Date
Hortensia Saga produced by studio Liden films and licenced by Funimation is set to broadcast January 6th, 2021 and will run for a duration of 12 episodes.
TV adaptation will start broadcasting from January 2021. The latest PV has been released on the official website (animehorsaga.jp). Please take a look.
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LIDENFILMS, who have been making animated videos for the video game since 2015, will be animating the series.
Hortensia Saga was announced to have an anime adaptation last year at the f4 Fan Festival.
Is it a big deal that an anime is being made on a video game? Will it succeed? Let’s analyze this in detail.
2. Theory Section
Let’s get into this article to see what influences the making of ‘Hortensia Saga.’
I. Popularity of the Franchise
Sega launched a game for iOS and Android devices back in April 2015.
The game then inspired an animated video from LIDENFILMS and opening movies for their Hortensia Saga Zero game.
Kadokawa magazine also launched a planned manga adaptation, by Pon Jea and Seiji, of the smartphone video game this March. The first chapter featured a center color page.
This isn’t the first time that a video game has been adapted into the multimedia.
The audience has widely accepted many similar anime like Pokemon, Final Fantasy, and Castlevania.
Castlevania is the first among the others to get a Netflix Exclusive anime.
How is the fandom taking the news?
II. Fan Reactions
Fans are hoping for a good adaptation of the story in the game since the gameplay is too old style for some.
More importantly, the English server got shut down, so the story wasn’t understood by the international audience anymore.
So, the anime adaptation is the viewers’ first look at the gameplay and actually understand what they were playing.
While the others are still waiting for the company to release a global version of the game.
So then what is the story about?
3. Plot
Hortensia Saga is a medieval fantasy tale of war and chaos.
Hortensia Saga is set in the Kingdom of Hortensia, a nation that has known peace for some 700 hundred years.
Three years ago, the king of the Kingdom was betrayed and murdered by one of his dukes, who then rebuilt the Kingdom into his own.
But now, the original heir to the throne has secretly come of age.
Hiding in the guise of a man, she and her loyal band begin the quest to save her homeland.
Will the young lady be able to take back the throne, or will it be her demise?
Let’s see a quick teaser of the upcoming show.
4. Visuals & Trailers
The visual reveals the main characters along with the antagonists they will need to fight in the battle.
The official Twitter account revealed the main cast, PV, release date, and a teaser for the video game’s anime adaptation.
The long-awaited visual of Hortensia Saga is revealed! The theme song will be performed by MY FIRST STORY.
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The PV reveals more cast and staff, and the broadcast date of January 2021 is revealed.
The video starts with the murder of a king by a wolf demon while a girl watched on.
The rest of the video shows the main and supporting cast, the clear distinction of enemies and allies and a song by MY FIRST STORY plays in the background.
Let’s look into the animation production of the show.
5. Music and Animation
I. Animation Quality
LIDENFILMS has always been creative in the use of animation for battle and fight scenes, as seen in Arslan Senki, and Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches.
The character designs are too beautiful and very visually appealing. How the MC is going to disguise herself is a big question in itself.
The backgrounds are very artistic and though there was no particular fight sequence by the characters themselves in the PV, we did see monsters and armies about to head out.
The last scene with multiple arrows raining down made a lasting impression on the viewers.
II. Theme Songs
MY FIRST STORY has, in fact, performed the theme songs for the original smartphone game’s opening movies, so its no surprise they are taking up this task.
They have also performed theme songs for Golden Kamuy, Nobunaga Concerto, and Kengan Ashura.
The fans have already liked their previous songs and have expectations for the anime.
6. Fan Expectations for Upcoming Anime
The game’s fans have already seated themselves in front of their computers to wait for the anime to release.
The popularity of the game is no joke, and the announcement of the theme song performance have gotten music fans excited.
Rewrite the Saga, a song by MY FIRST STORY for the game-opening, has been loved by people worldwide, and most of them are willing to wait for this anime, if only for the music.
Others are interested in the gameplay and were attracted by the trailer. The animation was too cool to not be curious about the plot of Hortensia Saga.
7. Cast & Staff
The following will most probably return as the cast and staff members for Hortensia Saga:
I. Staff
| Position | Staff | Famous Works |
| Director | Nishikata Yasuto | Killing Bites, Bleach (EP*) |
| Series Composition | Rintarou Ikeda | Poco’s Udon World, Magical Senpai |
| Character Design | Takayuki Onoda | Erased, Akame ga Kill |
| Studio | LIDENFILMS | Blade of the Immortal, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches |
II. Cast
| Character | Voice Actor | Famous Works |
| Alfred | Hosoya Yoshimasa | Yamazaki Sousuke (Free), Asahi (Haikyuu) |
| Marius | Horie Yui | Kaga Kouko (Golden Time), Yuuki Cross (Vampire Knight) |
| Danois | Umehara Yuuichirou | Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer), Kamitani Hayato (Gakuen Babysitters) |
| Morimol | Uchida Aya | Arin (Trinity Seven), Kotori (Love Live! School Idol Project) |
| Foly | Ueda Reina | Shuka (Darwin’s Game), Kanao (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) |
| Bauldelaire | Tsuda Kenjirou | Inui Sadaharu (Prince of Tennis), Suou Mikoto (K) |
8. About Hortensia Saga
Hortensia Saga is set in the Kingdom of Hortensia, a nation that has known peace for some 700 hundred years.
However, one day, Camellia erupts into violent rebellion and monstrous demons appear, and the Kingdom of Hortensia is plunged into a whirlpool of war.
Players take the role of young knights embroiled in the conflict who discover the hidden truth beneath Hortensia’s seemingly-peaceful facade.
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