Crunchyroll has announced that its has begun streaming the first six episodes of Suikoden: The Anime with English and Spanish subtitles in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Central America, and South America. New episodes of Suikoden: The Anime will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. PT / 9:30 a.m. ET.
Suikoden: The Anime is streaming on YouTube as well. In Japan, the anime airs on TOKYO MX, Kansai TV, BS Asahi, and 32 other stations.
amazarashi performs the opening theme song “Kanashimi Sae Otonabite (Even in Sadness I’ll Look Like an Adult).” Koji Nakamura performs the ending theme song “closed eye sun.”
The cast of Suikoden: The Anime includes:
- Taku Yashiro as Luca Blight
- Chika Anzai as Jillia Bright
- Akihiro Mine as Rowd
- Tsukino Chikasada as Pilika
- Ayumu Murase as Luc
- Takeo Otsuka as Shu
- Yoshino Aoyama as Apple
- Masato Niwa as Mukumuku
- Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy
- Ayumi Hinohara as Nanami
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Viktor
- Yuichi Nakamura as Flik
- Jun Kasama as Kurgan
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Seed
- Megumi Han as Leknaat
- Shota Hayama as Gengen
- Ryunosuke Watanuki as Rikimaru
- Saya Niimi as Rina
- Mizutama Umino as Eilie
- Yusuke Sasaki as Bolgan
- Jin Yamanoi as Agares Blight
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Anabelle
- Kōdai Sakai as Jess
Yūzō Satō directs Suikoden: The Anime at Konami animation. NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan anime and music production department member Ryō Hino is the anime’s producer and production manager. Michihiro Tsuchiya oversees the series scripts.
Fumi Ishikawa is the game character designer, and Arata Suzuki is credited for the original drafts of the anime character designs. What’s more, Ryō Yamauchi is the anime character designer. Yoshikazu Iwanami is the sound director, and Kōji Nakamura is composing the music.
The story of Suikoden: The Anime is based on the events of Suikoden II, which is included in Suikoden I & II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars.
Here’s an overview of Suikoden II, via Konami:
Our story’s hero and his friend Jowy are members of the Unicorn Youth Brigade, which participated in a drawn-out border dispute between the Highland Kingdom and the City-States of Jowstown. A few months earlier, a truth agreement was signed between the two forces, both of which were happy to see an end to the fighting. However, hidden under the momentary peace the fires of a new war continued to smolder…
