French entertainment company Ankama has announced plans to stream the original fantasy television anime Aoki Denshō Welsh & Shedar (The Azure Legend: Welsh & Shedar) worldwide for free. The series will be hosted on their dedicated YouTube channel, Krosmoz, featuring dubs in English, Japanese, and French alongside subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese. The first two episodes launch in early November, with subsequent installments arriving bi-weekly.
Production Pedigree and Creative Staff
The series is produced at Studio Massket under the direction of Naoki Horiuchi, whose background includes episode direction on Kingdom, Black Clover, and Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song-. Character designs are spearheaded by Saori Nakashiki, who shares chief animation director duties alongside Yoshiaki Tsubata and Yuki Ikeda. Meanwhile, musical composition is handled by Pierre-Jean Beaudoin and Jose Pavli, with veteran artists Hironobu Kageyama and Masami Okui performing the opening theme song.
Cast and Story Context
The narrative follows Welsh, an ordinary country boy, and Shedar, a royal prince destined for the throne. Their paths intersect as they attempt to thwart a tyrannical plot threatening the world. The voice cast features Rikuya Yasuda as Welsh and Yūki Kaji as Shedar, supported by notable talents including Yūko Kaida and Makoto Furukawa.
