Shadowverse (anime)

The anime adaptation of the Shadowverse game by Studio ZEXCS premiered on April 7, 2020.

Plot

Hiro Ryūgasaki is an ordinary middle school student at Tensei Academy. Through a strange occurence, Hiro obtains a mysterious smartphone withe the popular digital card game "Shadowverse" app installed. Through the game, Hiro meets rivals,meets new friends, participates in tournaments, and forms bonds with others.

Cast

• Gakuto Kajiwara as Hiro Ryūgasaki
• Junya Enoki as Lucia Yonazuki
• Kaede Hondo as Mimori Amamiya
• Yui Ogura as Alice Kurobane
• Hayato Taya as Kazuki Shindō
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Kai Ijūin
• Yūichi Iguchi as Maura Aberald

Staff

• Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi
• Series Compositor: Rintarō Isaki, Deko Akao
• Original Character Desing: Ponzu, Soji Hisakata
• Music Composition: Yoshihiro Ike
• Sub-Character Design: Yasunari Nitta
• Follower Design Chief: Daisuke Kitagawa
• Battle Concept Design: Seishirō Nagaya
• Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
• Color Design: Naoko Satou, Nanae Shinaji
• Art Director: Kuniaki Nemoto
• Art Setting: Nobuhito Sue, Shūhei Tada
• Special Effects: Team Taniguchi
• Monitor Graphics: flapper3
• 3DCG Director: Takahiro Kamiya (Aera Laboratory), Keisuke Kawatani (DEEN digital)
• Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa
• Editing: Daisuke Hiraki
• Sound Director: Satoki Iida
• Sound Production: Sonilude

Themes

• Opening: Kirifuda, by PENGUiN RESEARCH
• Ending:

Episodes

1. This is Shadowverse!!
2. Hiro's Resolve
3. The Plot of the Genius Among Geniuses
4. Something Special
5. Fierce Battle! Hiro vs. Kazuki!