The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel TV anime coming in 2023

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel TV anime coming in 2023

Falcom has announced that Tatsunoko Pro would be in charge of the animation for its The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel TV anime project. Early in January 2023, the anime will premiere.

The Trails of Cold Steel anime

The anime was initially announced in March 2021, with a release date of 2022. It’s been about a year since the first announcement, and this is the first time we’ve heard anything new about it. The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War is the full title of the anime. The anime will be directed by Hidekazu Sato (Basquash!, The Slayers Next, etc.).

The Trails of Cold Steel anime will take place in the North Ambria State, Erebonia’s northernmost province, on the Zemuria continent. Throughout the four major Trails of Cold Steel games, the tale will follow series protagonist Rean Schwarzer and his comrades.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel TV anime will be animated by Tatsunoko Productions, while other firms involved in the production include Funimation, UserJoy, SYOU, and NADA.

About The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel[c] is a role-playing video game developed by Nihon Falcom. The game is a part of the Trails series, itself a part of the larger The Legend of Heroes series. Initially released in Japan in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, Xseed Games would later localize and publish the game in English regions in 2015. A port for Microsoft Windows was also released by Xseed in 2017, which includes additional English voice acting not seen in the original release. Another port for the PlayStation 4 was released in Japan in 2018, and worldwide the following year. A port for Nintendo Switch was released in Japan and Asia on July 8, 2021. A direct sequel, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II, was released in late 2014.

For the Nintendo Switch, there are four games: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, Trails of Cold Steel II, Trails of Cold Steel III, and Trails of Cold Steel IV.