According to Animage Magazine, a PlayStation2 game “Devil Kings” (known as “Sengoku BASARA” in Japan) will be animated by Production I.G. Devil King is a Samurai action game released in 2005 by Capcom and particularly popular among female players. It will be aired in 2009.
The casting of the voice actors of the main characters is the same as that of the game.
Sanada Yukimura: Hoshi Souichiro
Date Masamune: Nakai Kazuya
Oda Nobunaga: Wakamoto Norio
General Director: Kawasaki Itruro (the director of “Rental Magica”)
Character Design & Animation Director: Okubo To-ru (“Otogizoushi”, “Charge!! Otokojuku”)
Script Supervisor: Kobayashi Hiroyuki (the producer of “Sengoku BASARA”, “Resident Evil 4”, “Devil May Cry”)
Source: Scan of Animage Magazine
Source: Mainichi Online News
Source: Sengoku BASARA TV anime official web site
