The Company Nihon Falcom announced the production of an anime adaptation of the video game The legend of the heroes: traces of cold steeldesigned to show an original story but based on the core concepts of the episode. The statement did not reveal any production details, but did confirm that the premiere is scheduled for 2022.

Various companies participate in this production, including Userjoy Technology Co., Ltd., a developer who manages the mental properties of Nihon Falcom in Taiwan and other Asian countries; the sales company Funimation Global Group, LLC, the fund company SYOU and the planning committee NADA Holdings.

On the other hand, the original video game was released for consoles in Japan. Playstation 3 Y. Play Station Vita on September 26, 2013, followed by a North American release in December 2015. It was subsequently made available for Microsoft Windows and the Playstation 4. A direct continuation with the title The Legend of Heroes: Traces of Cold Steel II was launched in Japan in September 2014, followed by The Legend of Heroes: Traces of Cold Steel III in September 2017 and The Legend of Heroes: Traces of Cold Steel IV in September 2018.

Synopsis of The legend of the heroes: traces of cold steel

The game takes place in the Erebonian Empire and takes place after the game series "Trails in the Sky" and in the same period as the Bilogy "Crossbell". The story follows two groups at war: the aristocratic "four great houses" and the reformists. On the one hand, the nobles want to maintain their power by keeping control of their own private armies. On the other hand, the reformers want to dissolve the armies of the nobles and centralize all power under the Prime Minister. After a failed arbitration attempt by the emperor, tensions continue to increase.

The plot of the game revolves around Rean Schwarzer and his companions of "Class VII" at the Thor's Military Academy, a newly formed class made up of the Erbon nobility and the citizens and the only one in the entire academy that does not separate based on social class.

Source: Oricon News

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