Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal

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Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal
Key visual
聖剣伝説 —THE TEARDROP CRYSTAL—
(Seiken Densetsu: The Teardrop Crystal)
Created bySquare Enix
Anime television series
Directed byMasato Jinbo
Written byMasato Jinbo
Music byYoko Shimomura
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run October 8, 2022 – December 24, 2022
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal, known in Japan as Legend of the Sacred Sword: The Teardrop Crystal (Japanese: 聖剣伝説 —THE TEARDROP CRYSTAL—, Hepburn: Seiken Densetsu: The Teardrop Crystal), is an anime television series produced by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Graphinica, based on the video game Legend of Mana by Square Enix. The series aired from October to December 2022.

Characters[edit]

Shiloh (シャイロ, Shairo)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[1]
Elazul (瑠璃, Ruri)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[1]
Pearl (真珠姫, Shinju-hime)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[1]
Serafina (セラフィナ)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[2]
Bud (バド, Bado)
Voiced by: Yūko Sanpei[2]
Corona (コロナ)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[2]
Duelle (ドゥエル, Dueru)
Voiced by: Sachi Kokuryu[2]
Li'l Cactus (サボテン君, Saboten-kun)
Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[2]
Inspector Void (ボイド警部, Boido Keibu)
Voiced by: Shinpachi Tsuji[3]
Sproutlings (草人, Kusabito)
Voiced by: Chitose Morinaga[3]
Niccolo (ニキータ, Nikīta)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[3]
Rachel (レイチェル, Reicheru)
Voiced by: Minami Takahashi[3]
Mark (マーク, Māku)
Voiced by: Makoto Yasumura[3]
Nouvelle (ヌヴェル, Nuveru)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Yanaka[3]
Miss Yuka (ユカちゃん, Yuka-chan)
Voiced by: Misaki Kuno[3]
Sandra (サンドラ, Sandora)
Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki[4]
Esmeralda (エメロード, Emerōdo)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[4]
Florina (蛍姫, Hotaru-hime)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4]
Diana (ディアナ)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura[4]

Production[edit]

The anime was announced in June 2021 by Square Enix during a 30th anniversary livestream for the Mana video game series. The anime was animated by Yokohama Animation Laboratory and Graphinica, with Warner Bros. Japan producing the series.[5] The project began after a Warner Bros. employee approached Masaru Oyamada, the producer of the Mana video games, and delivered a "passionate" pitch for a Legend of Mana adaptation.[6] This in turn was what led to the development of a remaster of the Legend of Mana video game.[7] The series was written and directed by Masato Jinbo, with character designs handled by Taro Ikegami based on the original designs by HACCAN, and music composed by Yoko Shimomura.[1] The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2022, on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS, and other networks.[8][3][a] Saori Hayami performed the opening theme song "Tear of Will" composed by Kevin Penkin.[9][2] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[10]

Episode list[edit]

No.Title [11][b]Original air date [a]
1"Lapis Lazuli"
Transliteration: "Rapisurazuri (Zenpen)" (Japanese: ラピスラズリ（前編）)		October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08)
2"Lapis Lazuli (Part 2)"
Transliteration: "Rapisurazuri (Kōhen)" (Japanese: ラピスラズリ（後編）)		October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15)
3"Ruby"
Transliteration: "Rubī" (Japanese: ルビー)		October 22, 2022 (2022-10-22)
4"Sapphire"
Transliteration: "Safaia" (Japanese: サファイア)		October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29)
5"White Pearl"
Transliteration: "Howaitopāru" (Japanese: ホワイトパール)		November 5, 2022 (2022-11-05)
6"Esmeralda"
Transliteration: "Emerarudo" (Japanese: エメラルド)		November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12)
7"Diamond"
Transliteration: "Daiamondo" (Japanese: ダイアモンド)		November 19, 2022 (2022-11-19)
8"Blackpearl"
Transliteration: "Burakkupāru" (Japanese: ブラックパール)		November 26, 2022 (2022-11-26)
9"Alexandrite"
Transliteration: "Arekusandoraito" (Japanese: アレクサンドライト)		December 3, 2022 (2022-12-03)
10"Fluorite"
Transliteration: "Furōraito" (Japanese: フローライト)		December 10, 2022 (2022-12-10)
11"Teardrop Crystal (Part 1)"
Transliteration: "Tiasutōn (Zenpen)" (Japanese: ティアストーン（前編）)		December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17)
12"Teardrop Crystal (Part 2)"
Transliteration: "Tiasutōn (Kōhen)" (Japanese: ティアストーン（後編）)		December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b MBS listed the series premiere at 25:25 on October 7, 2022, which is effectively October 8 at 1:25 a.m.[12]
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Mateo, Alex (April 26, 2022). "Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 28, 2022). "Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, October Debut, Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 19, 2022). "Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime Reveals More Cast, October 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Morrissy, Kim (September 16, 2022). "Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2021). "Square Enix's Legend of Mana RPG Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Taylor, Mollie (June 29, 2021). "Old-school RPG Legend of Mana is getting an anime adaptation". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on July 4, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  7. ^ Vitale, Adam; Stenbuck, Kite (June 28, 2021). "Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal anime announced; will air worldwide". RPG Site. Mist Network. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 25, 2022). "Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime Reveals TV Format, 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Penkin, Kevin [@kevinpenkin] (June 28, 2022). "It is beyond crazy to be able to announce that I am the composer of the Opening Theme to the 『聖剣伝説 Legend of Mana -The Teardrop Crystal』anime, with vocals & lyrics by the amazing Hayami Saori (@hayami_official)." (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 21, 2022). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2022 Anime Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  11. ^ "Story". mana-lom-tc.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  12. ^ "On Air". mana-lom-tc.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

External links[edit]

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