The official website for the television anime of Kyouko Hikawa's From Far Away (Kanata Kara) shōjo manga revealed on Tuesday the anime's teaser promotional video, a new visual, main cast and staff members, and its October 4 debut.
The anime will star Tomoyo Kurosawa as Noriko Tachiki, Kentarō Kumagai as Isaac Kia Taj, Yūichirō Umehara as Rachev, and Eiji Takeuchi as Kaemos Lee Goda.
Previously announced director Noriyuki Abe is directing the anime at Studio DEEN. Rika Takasugi is in charge of series scripts, Eiji Abiko is designing the characters, and Takeshi Hama is composing the music.
The anime will debut on the Tokyo MX channel on October 4 at 24:00 JST (effectively October 5 at 12 midnight JST), then on October 10 on ABC TV, and on October 13 on WOWOW.
Viz Media publishes the manga in English and describes the story: On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome young man by the name of Izark.
He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable. And according to an ancient prophecy, Noriko possesses the power to unleash that evil. Now, inexorably bound together, these two unlikely allies must navigate a world both wondrous and hostile.
The manga ran in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine from 1991 to 2002. Hakusensha published the manga's 14th and final compiled book volume in 2003. Hakusensha released the manga's Bunko edition in seven volumes from 2004-2005.
