Spring 2017 Anime: Shingeki no Bahamut – Virgin Soul

9 April 2017

Synopsis

10 years ago, Bahamut was resurrected and brought forth massive destruction to the continent. During that tragedy, the village where Nina lived in was destroyed by a huge fireball from the rage of Bahamut. 10 years later, Nina continued her life as an energetic bounty hounter at the royal capital Anatae, to gave her mother a better life. One day, a mysterious demon stirred trouble in Anatae. Because of the terror and the trouble, there is a bounty for his head, and the royal army also hunted him down. As a bounty hunter, Nina decided to hunt this demon for the prize money. But she didn’t realize that a danger awaits.

Comments

I feel that this anime so far has the most satisfying quality for this season. The first episode is presented with a film-like quality, not a usual TV animation series. The elegant orchestral background music is really fitting for the fantasy and intense action themes in this first episode. The fantasy theme set up by the first episode also appears to be in a whole new level compared to other fantasy anime in this season so far. The details of the background and characters, and some combination between 2D and 3D animation can really build up the intense action scene. With it’s epic story, monumental visual, world building, and music it’s a treat for fans of RPG, be it JRPG or DnD-likes RPG. But it is advisable to take a look at the previous series before getting into this one. You don’t have to play the game, but at least the first series is enough to understand certain parts in this anime.

Facts and Figures

Source material	Smartpone game produced by Cygames
Alternative title	Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul
Casts	Go Inoue as Kaisar Lidfard Hiroshi Iwasaki as Bacchus Hiroyuki Yoshino as Favaro Leone Kensho Ono as Alessand Visponti Maaya Sakamoto as Sofiel Mamoru Miyano as Painter (episode 1) Masakazu Morita as Azazel Megumi Han as Jeanne D’arc Miyuki Sawashiro as Rita Rena Maeda as Belphegor (episode 1) Showtaro Morikubo as Hamsa Sumire Morohoshi as Nina Drango Yasuhiro Mamiya as Dias Bardolomew Yuichiro Umehara as Charioce XVII
Director	Keiichi Satou (Kuroshitsuji live-action, Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis, Tiger and Bunny)
Scriptwriter	Shizuka Oiishi
Character design	Naoyuki Onda (Ai no Kusabi, Blassreiter, Blazblue Ergo Proxy)
Opeing theme	“LET iT END” by SiM
Ending Theme	“Haikei Goodbye Sayonara” by DAOKO
Studio	MAPPA
Official site	https://shingekinobahamut-virginsoul.jp/
Twitter	@baha_virginsoul
Broadcast date	7 April 2017 (2355 WIB/ 1655 GMT) 8 April 2017 (0155 JST)