{"id":158268,"date":"2025-09-21T06:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T06:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158268\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T06:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T06:42:07","slug":"princession-orchestra-anime-casts-kana-hanazawa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/158268\/","title":{"rendered":"Princession Orchestra Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The staff for the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2024-06-14\/princession-orchestra-original-anime-announced-for-2025\/.211947\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">anime<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=32811\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Princession Orchestra<\/a> announced on Sunday that the anime has cast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=53741\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kana Hanazawa<\/a> as White Queen, who threatens the peace of Alicepia:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"600\" alt=\"img_33\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/229021\/img_33.webp\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Project PRINCESS-SESSION<\/p>\n<p>The staff also announced that the musical unit Orcheria is returning to perform the new opening and ending theme songs for the second half of the anime, &#8220;Future Session&#8221; and &#8220;Oneness Harmony,&#8221; respectively. The staff presented the anime&#8217;s second key visual and visuals for the new characters Princess Viola and Princess Neige:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"600\" alt=\"keyvisual2\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/229021\/keyvisual2.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Project PRINCESS-SESSION<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"600\" alt=\"img_31\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/229021\/img_31.webp\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Project PRINCESS-SESSION<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"600\" alt=\"img_32\" border=\"0\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max600x600\/cms\/news.8\/229021\/img_32.webp\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Project PRINCESS-SESSION<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Princession Orchestra key visual\" border=\"1\" src=\"\/thumbnails\/max300x600\/cms\/news.8\/219215\/princession.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Project PRINCESS-SESSION<\/p>\n<p>The anime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/daily-briefs\/2025-02-28\/princession-orchestra-anime-debuts-on-april-6\/.221768\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">premiered<\/a> on April 6, and airs on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=262\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TV Tokyo<\/a> and its affiliates. The series will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-01-21\/princession-orchestra-anime-to-air-for-4-consecutive-parts\/.220285\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">air<\/a> for one year.<\/p>\n<p>The anime&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=8245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> channel had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-07-05\/princession-orchestra-anime-briefly-streams-1st-2-episodes-with-english-subtitles\/.226326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">streamed<\/a> the first two episodes with English subtitles earlier this month, but deleted the videos a few days later, after comments on the video alleged the videos used machine translation.<\/p>\n<p>The anime stars (character name romanizations are not confirmed):\n<\/p>\n<p>The anime takes place in Alicepia, which is a mysterious country that has existed since ancient times. The inhabitants of Alicepia, the Alicepians, are a fun-loving people, but one day mysterious monsters called Jamaock appeared to threaten the peace of Alicepia. The story follows the &#8220;princesses&#8221; who never forget the song in their hearts, even when facing such danger.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other anime projects that insert pre-recorded songs into battle sequences, this anime has the voice cast members sing new renditions of songs in each episode&#8217;s recording sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=85\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">King Records<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=25198\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ARIA entertainment<\/a>&#8216;s new content production brand UNISON are credited with the original work, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=8601\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Takara Tomy<\/a> is sponsoring the project. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=105618\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Akifumi Kaneko<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=13659\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Symphogear<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=70\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">franchise<\/a>&#8216;s series composition) is credited with the original plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=99755\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elements Garden<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=27751\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Noriyasu Agematsu<\/a> is the executive producer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=262084\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shin \u014cnuma<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=15245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fate\/kaleid liner Prisma Illya<\/a> anime franchise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22565\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BOFURI: I Don&#8217;t Want to Get Hurt, so I&#8217;ll Max Out My Defense.<\/a> both seasons) is directing the anime at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=14218\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SILVER LINK.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=86076\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manta Aisora<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=13719\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!<\/a> original creator) is writing and overseeing the series scripts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=31372\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yukiko Akiyama<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=10949\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yumeiro P\u00e2tissi\u00e8re<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=16128\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Isuca<\/a>) is designing the characters for animation based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=124292\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mari Shimazaki<\/a>&#8216;s (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=17833\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luck &amp; Logic<\/a>, Bayonetta) original designs. Elements Garden is composing the music. <\/p>\n<p>The project is for both children and adults, and consists of the anime, music, and toys.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: Princession Orchestra anime&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/princess-session.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/641124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Comic Natalie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The staff for the original anime Princession Orchestra announced on Sunday that the anime has cast Kana Hanazawa&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158269,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,134,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-158268","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}