French Comic "Radiant" Gets TV Anime on NHK E TV in October of 2018
Fantasy adventure based on comic by Tony Valente features animation by Lerche and supervision by Seiji Kishi
Radiant, a French fantasy adventure comic by Tony Valente about a young man on a quest to eradicate a magical menace known as Nemesis, is being adapted into a TV anime that will broadcast on NHK's E TV network in October of 2018. The main staff for Radiant has been revealed, including:
- Original work: Radiant by Tony Valente, published by Ankama
- Supervising director: Seiji Kishi
- Series director: Daisei Fukuoka
- Series composition: Makoto Uezu
- Animation production: Lerche
- Production: NHK Enterprises, Inc.
- Production, copyright: NHK
The story of Radiant follows Seth, a hot-blooded and headstrong magician-in-training who aims to defeat the Nemesis, a race of monsters that descend from the sky and wreak havoc on human settlements. After a huge Nemesis attacks his home town, Seth embarks on a quest to find the legendary land of "Radiant" - the nesting ground of the Nemesis - and destroy the monsters once and for all.
Sources:
Official NHK Anime World home page
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