Granblue Fantasy The Animation

Granblue Fantasy The Animation
グランブルーファンタジー　ジ・アニメーション
(Guranburū Fantajī Ji Animēshon)
Anime television film
Zinkenstill Arc
Directed by Yuuki Itoh
Produced by
  • Kenta Suzuki
  • Tatsushi Moriya
Written by Cygames
Music by
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11
English network
Released January 21, 2017
Runtime 60 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Ayako Kurata
  • Yuuki Itoh
Produced by
  • Kenta Suzuki
  • Tatsushi Moriya
Written by Cygames
Music by
  • Nobuo Uematsu
  • Tsutomu Narita
  • Yasunori Nishiki
Studio A-1 Pictures
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV, MBS, AT-X, TVA, HBC, RKB, Saga TV
Original run April 2, 2017 – June 25, 2017
Episodes 13

Granblue Fantasy The Animation (グランブルーファンタジー　ジ・アニメーション, Guranburū Fantajī Ji Animēshon) is an anime adaptation of the Granblue Fantasy video game series. It was animated by A-1 Pictures.

Characters

Gran (グラン, Guran)
Voiced by: Yuuki Ono[2]
Gran's dream was to become skyfarer like his father. He saves Lyria but he ends up gravely hurt. Lyria saves him in return by sharing her powers. After which, they begin their journey together, along with Vyrn and Lyria's protector, Katalina, to evade capture by the Emplre, who are after Lyria for her powers.
Lyria (ルリア, Ruria)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama[2]
Lyria has the ability to connect with Primal Beast (as they are called in the anime adaptation) through her blue jewel. She was hostage to the Empire for her ability as they wanted to use her in their experiments to control Primal Beasts.
Vyrn (ビィ, Bī)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya[2]
A lizard like creature that insists that he isn't. He's a companion of Gran and follows him wherever he goes. He has a love for apples and has been seen to be somewhat swayed into doing something when offered an apple as a reward.
Katalina Alize (カタリナ・アリゼ, Katarina Arize)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro[2]
Once a lieutenant of the Empire. She saves Lyria from a cell abroad an Empire war ship and escape. Though successful, she is branded as a traitor but believes she has done the right thing by Lyria. She is a strong sword fighter and wields a Rapier. She frequently shows her skills when up against the Empire's soldiers.
Rackam (ラカム, Rakamu)
Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata[2]
Io Euclase (イオ・ユークレース, Io Yūkurēsu)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[2]
Rosetta (ロゼッタ, Rozetta)
Voiced by: Rie Tanaka[2]
Sierokarte (シェロカルテ, Sherokarute)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō[2]
Drang (ドランク, Doranku)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[2]
Sturm (スツルム, Sutsurumu)
Voiced by: Kanae Itō[2]
Eugen (オイゲン, Oigen)
Voiced by: Kazuhiro Yamaji[2]

Light novel

A light novel adaptation was released in 2014. The series currently has four books that contain game codes that can be redeemed for special items in the game. The digital volumes of the Granblue Fantasy light novel also contain game codes.[3]

Anime

An anime series based on the franchise was announced in September 2015.[4] The anime series was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Yuuki Itoh, featuring character designs by Toshifumi Akai, and music by Nobuo Uematsu, Tsutomu Narita and Yasunori Nishiki. Bump of Chicken performed the series' opening theme, titled "GO", and Haruhi performed the series' ending theme, titled "Sora no Parade" (ソラのパレード). It was scheduled to premiere in January 2017,[5] however it was delayed to April 2, 2017 for unknown reasons.[6] An anime television special which aired the first two episodes of the anime television series was broadcast on January 21, 2017 on Tokyo MX prior to the anime series.[7] Aniplex of America has licensed the series in North America.[8] The series ran for 13 episodes.[9] MVM Films will release the series in the United Kingdom.[10]

Episode list

No. Title[lower-alpha 1] Original air date[11]
1 "Girl in Blue"
"Aoi no Shōjo" (蒼の少女) 		April 2, 2017
2 "Departure"
"Tabidachi" (旅立ち) 		April 9, 2017
3 "Meet the Wind"
"Kaze no Deai" (風の出会い) 		April 16, 2017
4 "A Helmsman's Resolve"
"Sōda-shi no Ketsui" (操舵士の決意) 		April 23, 2017
5 "The Storm Guardian"
"Kessen, Arashi no Shugoshin" (決戦、嵐の守護神) 		April 30, 2017
6 "The Veil is Lifted"
"Omoi wa Kagerō no Gotoku" (想いは陽炎の如く) 		May 7, 2017
7 "The Iron Giant"
"Tetsu no Kyojin" (鉄の巨人) 		May 14, 2017
8 "A Pair Apart"
"Futari no Kyori" (ふたりの距離) 		May 21, 2017
9 "Horizon in the Clouds"
"Unjō no Suihei sen" (雲上の水平線) 		May 28, 2017
10 "Separation"
"Kairi" (解離) 		June 4, 2017
11 "Lyria's Wish"
"Ruria no Omoi" (ルリアの想い) 		June 11, 2017
12 "Showdown on the High Seas"
"Taikai no Kessen" (大海の決戦) 		June 18, 2017
13 "Another Sky"
"Mō Hitotsu no Sora" (もう一つの空) 		June 25, 2017

Notes

  1. ↑ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

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