Video Game 'Tensui no Sakuna-hime' Gets TV Anime in 2024

by DatRandomDude
Mar 9, 2024 9:45 AM | 18 Comments

TOHO animation opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Edelweiss' Tensui no Sakuna-hime (Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin) video game on Saturday, revealing the cast and a teaser visual (pictured). The anime, produced by P.A. Works, will premiere on TV Tokyo in 2024.

Cast
Sakuna-hime: Naomi Oozora (Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!)
Tama-jii: Takashi Narumi (Hataraku Saibou Black)
Kokorowa-hime: Rika Kinugawa (Zombieland Saga)
Tauemon: Ryouta Yano
Myrthe: Hikari Kubota (Extreme Hearts)
Kinta: Souma Maeda (Hetalia: The Beautiful World)
Yui: Aoi Koga (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen)
Kaimaru: Rika Momokawa (Sansha Sanyou)
Kamuhutsuki: Miwa Kohinata (Uchuu Kyoudai)
Ashigumo: Riki Kagami (Violet Evergarden)
Ishimaru: Yuuji Kameyama (Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu)

Edelweiss created the side-scrolling action role-playing game, which was released in November 2020 on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC by Xseed Games in North America and Marvelous elsewhere.

Synopsis
Spoiled harvest goddess Sakuna finds herself banished from her opulent celestial home to an island overrun with demons. In the untamed wilderness, she must rediscover her birthright as the daughter of a warrior god and harvest goddess by weathering the elements, fighting monsters, and cultivating rice, the source of her power. By her side in this forbidding place is her guardian Tama and a group of outcast humans. Together, these unlikely companions must join hands to tame both the soil and the demons of Hinoe Island. (Source: Nintendo US)

Announcement

Official site: https://sakuna-anime.com/
Official X (Twitter): @sakuna_anime

Source: Comic Natalie

Tensui no Sakuna-hime on MAL

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I almost bought this game years ago, lol.

May 6, 2024 8:17 PM by malvarez1

As the game came out so long ago I thought this was fake when I saw that this was getting adapted as I missed the original announcement back in March.

Now I know that it is legit I think P.A was the perfect studio to adapt this. I just hope they focus more on the slice of life time on the rice farm which P.A excel at over the more action oriented scenes where the levels take place.

May 5, 2024 10:30 AM by Synrax

Never heard of the game but gonna keep an eye on this.

Mar 23, 2024 11:58 PM by MegamiRem

Sweet!. This could be really cool.

Mar 13, 2024 2:39 PM by jorel262

The game was pretty cool with the rice farming stuff, I hope the anime follows suit

Mar 10, 2024 6:52 PM by Clonazenyan

I loved the game when I played it few years ago. The anime style side-scroller was very addictive after a while, the soundtracks were pretty good. Having finished the game, love to see how the anime handles the game's storyline and action sequences. I guess the anime can get away with 12-13 episodes if they focus only on the main plot. But if they are going to expand a little bit and exploring the characters, then the anime should be around 20 episodes or more. Now I wonder how they are going to handle the power up parts from planting rice.
Looking forward to this one.

Mar 10, 2024 4:05 PM by chaosflame5

Hopefully it's better than the Shining Hearts anime, scratch that it'll be far better than the Shining Hearts anime.

Mar 10, 2024 11:44 AM by Hoppy

@GinIonSui I wonder if they made craft whiskey while working on an anime about a family liquor business, lol.

Mar 10, 2024 10:38 AM by RobertBobert

I heard that P.A.WORKS has started rice farming last year.
https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2403/10/news053.html

Mar 10, 2024 7:44 AM by GinIonSui

@JizzyHitler I haven't played the game, but they say it's quite challenging and keeps you on your toes in a good way.

Mar 9, 2024 11:20 PM by RobertBobert

2024 eh. That aside.

So it seems the main character(?) is voiced by ozora naomi, but aside from that I know nothing about this.

Also its a game adaptation. Hmm.

The main visual doesnt really help much though.

You know the irony is I was just asking, why cant we have a farming anime with a girl main character. But we'll see I guess. July or oct is still some time away.

Mar 9, 2024 8:32 PM by CocoaGalaxy

@RobertBobert Probably. Around half the game is centered around farming. And even when they adventure they collect stuff as well. So yeah it will probably be around 50/50. If they follow the game that is.

Mar 9, 2024 5:25 PM by Calal-Chan

Never got around to the game but I wonder if this is one of those things where the game is super comfy and relaxing but putting it in anime form ends up feeling uneventful like what happened with atelier ryza.

Mar 9, 2024 3:18 PM by JizzyHitler

@Calal-Chan Do you think it will be a mixture of a "farming" anime (I've only seen one such show, but I liked it) and a typical action adventure?

Mar 9, 2024 2:44 PM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert Could be a blend of slice of life farming and then a mix of adventure just like the game. That is what I would assume. Either way count me in the game was pretty nice so seeing it get an anime is neat.

Mar 9, 2024 2:32 PM by Calal-Chan

The art style always caught my eye whenever I was browsing the gaming news or the storefronts. Interested in how this will turn out as an anime. Hope it has lots of rice farming.

It's good to see P.A. Works too.

Mar 9, 2024 12:08 PM by perseii

@Piromysl Don't forget about Uma Musume and Akiba Maid War, which they created as part of multimedia projects with a gaming company. Also, if I'm not confusing anything, their Fairy Gone was accompanied by a game adaptation too.

This game has a lot of nice Sony Playstation vibes, but I don't quite understand what type of anime they want to turn this into. A typical cute adventure of tomboy protagonist, the power of friendship and the people around her?

Mar 9, 2024 11:34 AM by RobertBobert

PA Works making an adaptation of video game? That's a first.

Mar 9, 2024 9:49 AM by Piromysl