The New Year is fast approaching along with the Winter Anime 2023 season, and it is bringing several exciting new titles, such as Nier: Automata Ver1.1A, Buddy Daddies, Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill, as well as the continuations of popular simulcasts like My Hero Academia Season 6, The Eminence in Shadow, and Bungou Stray Dogs Season 4.
Along with these impressive titles, one new high fantasy anime to watch this coming season is The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule The World (The Iceblade Sorcerer). Taking a step away from the numerous isekai animes being released, The Iceblade Sorcerer is a story that takes on a more traditional, serious tone of fantasy anime while intertwining it with spectacular magic and comedic character dynamics.
The Plot and Characters of The Iceblade Sorcerer
Based on the original light novel series by Nana Mikoshiba and illustrated by Riko Korie, The Iceblade Sorcerer tells the story of Ray White and the turbulent journey he goes through as he begins a normal school life despite being anything but normal. Enrolling into the Arnold Academy of Magic, a school for the noble and elite, Ray White stands out as the only commoner enrolled that doesn’t seem to be particularly skilled at magic at all, regardless of his superior swordsmanship. Ostracized and struggling to make friends due to a plain lack of experience socializing, it is not easy for Ray to survive among the stuck-up, greedy, and ambitious students of Arnold Academy.
Still, Ray hides a haunting secret that weighs heavily on his young shoulders; he is the most powerful sorcerer that led the country to victory three years ago with his overwhelming ice powers and sword. Finding himself surrounded by a small group of unlikely friends, the prideful yet kind Amelia Rose, the shy bookworm Elisa Griffith, and the muscle-brained Evy Armstrong, Ray must unravel the secrets of a conspiracy lurking within the walls of the academy, all the while confronting his gruesome and traumatic past for a better, more peaceful future.
Where To Watch The Iceblade Sorcerer
Produced by Cloud Hearts studio, the creators of Battle Game in 5 seconds, with Masahiro Takata as the director, fans can watch The Iceblade Sorcerer on Crunchyroll on January 6, 2023. Including an opening theme “Dystopia”, performed by Sizuk and an ending theme “Loud Hailer”, performed by Maaya Uchida, viewers can expect epic music and animations with its exciting story that should satisfy that non- isekai, high fantasy tickle this winter 2023.
With a star-studded voice cast including talents Junya Enoki (Itadori Yuji from Jujutsu Kaisen) as Ray White, Iori Saeki (Vanilla from Nekopara) as Amelia Rose, and Nana Harumura (Dryade in The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter) as Elisa Griffith, along with several other voice actors and actresses, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule The World is an anime with high expectations that can give anime fans a break from the ever-growing isekai genre, and enjoy a fantasy world with magic and secrets that slowly unravel.
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