Dying, being resurrected with no memory of what
you were, and dedicating yourself to collecting the corpses of adventurers deep
in a dungeon is not exactly a common job. Blade & Bastard released
its teaser confirming the main cast and production team, with a premiere
scheduled for 2027.
The story takes place in the world of the
classic computer role-playing video game Wizardry, taking dark fantasy to
one of the most recognized terrains of gamer culture. Deep within an unexplored
dungeon, a corpse is discovered that shouldn't exist. After being
resurrected, Iarumas completely loses the memories of his life before
death, and spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of
deceased adventurers. Can they be revived too, or will they end up reduced to
ashes on the altar? Either way, Iarumas charges your search fee. Although his
skills earn him a certain reluctant respect, he is also the object of contempt
for his cold and utilitarian attitude; the living keep their distance, and he
lives mainly with the dead. Everything changes when he meets Garbage, a
savage young swordswoman and the only survivor of a massacred group.
The Production Team
The direction is in charge of Tomoki
Kobayashi at the Xingfu Entertainment studio, with Naruhisa
Arakawa in charge of the scripts and Rina Iwamoto designing the
characters. The music is composed by Hayato Matsuo, with sound direction
by Kisuke Koizumi.
About Blade & Bastard
Blade & Bastard is a light novel by Kumo
Kagyu with illustrations by so-bin that began publication in
December 2022, with six volumes released until March 2026. Makoto
Fugetsu's manga adaptation has been compiled in eight volumes. The series
is set in the universe of Wizardry, one of the pioneering franchises of
computer role-playing video games, reimagining its dungeon, resurrection and
permadeath mechanics within a dark fantasy narrative focused on the
relationship between a man with no memory and the young warrior who becomes his
only company among the living.
