Series synopsis
Walkure Romanze, also known as ワルキューレ ロマンツェ is a Japanese animation television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 7, 2013. It ended on December 23, 2013. It stars Ai Shimizu, Kei Mizusawa, Eriko Nakamura and Hitomi Nabatame.
Horses dashing gallantly... Knights challenging their own limits... Magnificent, heroic battles highlight the horseback lance sport of jousting. One of the many people fascinated by this proud sport, Takahiro Mizuno, acts as a begleiter (an assistant) to jousting knights as he lives his rather tedious life at Winford Academy.
Premise
Horses dashing gallantly... Knights challenging their own limits... Magnificent, heroic battles highlight the horseback lance sport of jousting. One of the many people fascinated by this proud sport, Takahiro Mizuno, acts as a begleiter (an assistant) to jousting knights as he lives his rather tedious life at Winford Academy.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ai Shimizu as Mio Kisaki (voice)
- Kei Mizusawa as Celia Cumani Aintree (voice)
- Eriko Nakamura as Noel Marres Ascot (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Akane Ryuuzouji (voice)
- Seiichiro Yamashita as Takahiro Mizuno (voice)
- Hiroko Taguchi as Lisa Eostre (voice)
Guest cast
- Madoka Yonezawa as Shinonome (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as James Asmussen (voice)
- Ryoka Yuzuki as Bertille Althusser (voice)
- Satomi Arai as An (voice)
- Asami Imai as Reina F. Avery (voice)
- Yumi Uchiyama as Ema (voice)
- Chiemi Chiba as Fiona Beckford (voice)
- Noriko Shitaya as Mireille Marres Ascot (voice)
- Tomomichi Nishimura as Mr. Marres Ascot (voice)
- Natsumi Takamori as Anne Mülle (voice)
- Katsui Taira as Leonardo (voice)
- Kaori Mizuhashi as Ayako Hiiragi (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 7, 2013 | December 23, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Flower Garden Knights hold lances and thrust at each other with them. It's jousting. Mizuno Takahiro goes to Winford Academy and wanted to be a knight, but he got hurt, and stopped working towards that dream. Now he's a begleiter. He doesn't have a partner yet. Lots of women abound. There's a lot going on. |
October 7, 2013 |
| 2 |
Sakura's Trial Mio Kisaki, a normal student in her second year, has been friends with Takahiro since he came abroad. There was a little misunderstanding, and now she's going to duel with Bertille, a second year knight. Takahiro couldn't stand back and watch--he's gonna be her begleiter. Mio doesn't even know how to hold a lance, but she realizes jousting is fun while Takahiro teaches her. All the women who wanted Takahiro to be their begleiter are surprised. |
October 14, 2013 |
| 3 |
The Morning of the Duel Takahiro elicits helps from Noel a second-year knight student who wants to show just how strong she is by helping to train Mio. The day of the duel comes, and Mio doesn't just learn how fun jousting can be, but also how tough. You'll be surprised how different Mio looks when she shows up to meet Takahiro in the morning. It's time for Mio's duel with Bertille. What will happen? |
October 21, 2013 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 7, 2013 |
| Last aired | December 23, 2013 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 00:30:00 |