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kodoani.com – Anime website Queen wa Circus ga Osuki Theatrical (Mirage Queen Aime Cirque) revealed photos, staff and stories.
Saori Den (Pokémon episode director) is directing the project at East Fish Studio, and Mariko Kunisawa (Ascendance of a Bookworm, Orient) is writing the script. Kumiko Kawashima (Fantasista Stella) is designing the characters. Moe Hyūga (Steins; Gate 0, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I would Die) is composing. Toshiki Kameyama is the sound director of Bit Groove Promotion. Pony Canyon will distribute the anime.
The website describes the OVA:
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The story revolves around the Phantom Thief Queen, a person who can steal anything they want. Their gender, age and nationality are unknown. Together with their partners Joker and RD, they fly around the world in their airship. Now, the Queen has her eyes on a cursed gem: the legendary “Rose of Linden”. However, an unexpected incident occurred, and a mysterious circus troupe stole the jewel before Queen could arrive. Queen will challenge various members of the crew, including a hypnotist, a magician and an acrobat, to retrieve the jewel. For Queen, nothing is impossible.
The theatrical OVA project will be released in 2022.
The novel series takes place in a world filled with spaceships. Queen Kaitō is someone who never steals what they have. Their age and gender are not known. However, a mysterious circus appears, with hypnotists, and other special powers in its ranks. The circus manages to steal the jewel Queen Kaitō is after, and challenges Queen Kaitō to a contest.
Anime celebrates the 20th anniversary of the novel series. Kadokawa published the first novel under the children’s book label Aoitori Bunko in March 2002 with illustrations by K2 Shōkai. The latest novel will be released on July 14. The project marks the franchise’s first time making a video adaptation. The anime shares the same title as the debut novel in the franchise.
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