The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy historical drama manga Baraou no Souretsu / Requiem of the Rose King announced today that it is set to premiere on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto on January 9, 2022, then on BS11 two days later.
Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.
The manga loosely based on William Shakespeare’s famous plays Richard III and Henry VI, Part 3 has been serialized in Akita Shoten’s Monthly Princess magazine since October 2013.