Crunchyroll Announces A Pirate – Themed Original Anime for The Summer!

Crunchyroll and Adult Swim are here with Fena: Pirate Princess to wake up the inner adventurer in you!


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Almost everyone has seen at least one pirate-themed show during their childhood and fell in love with the idea of sea adventures. 

While Peter Pan made you hate pirates, One Piece thoroughly convinced you that being a pirate is your true calling. Fena will be an anime that will make you fall in love with pirates all over again.

Fena: Pirate Princess is an upcoming original anime by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, making its debut in Summer 2021!

A trailer was released for the show introducing us to our protagonist, Fena Houtman. We rarely get to see female protagonists, and I can’t wait to see how this one turns out. This is truly progress :’).

The PV starts with Fena as a child escaping a sinking ship attacked by the enemies. Her father urges her to run away to a place called Eden and survive.

Years pass by, and we see a grown-up Fena. She broke out of an arranged marriage to set on a journey to unlock the Houtman family secrets.

But things are not so easy! A group of female pirates is chasing her because apparently, the Houtman family secrets are very valuable.

A key visual featuring Fena and her friends and acquaintances was released. We can see Fena staring at the sea longingly, hoping she would find her family or someone related to them.

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Crunchyroll also announced the cast for this upcoming original anime, and take a look at it!

CharacterCast Other Works
Fena HoutmanAsami SetoChihaya Ayase (Chihayafuru)
YukimaruRyōta SuzukiYū Ishigami (Kaguya-sama: Love is War)
ShitanTakahiro SakuraiGiyū Tomioka (Demon Slayer)
KarinAoi YūkiTsuyu Asui (My Hero Academia)
EnjuGen SatoFumiya Tomozaki (Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki)
KaedeRyota OhsakaEijun Sawamura (Ace of Diamond)
TsubakiJun OosukaShunsuke Yoshino (Sanrio Boys)
MakabaShintarō Tanaka Mario Luis Zurita (B: The Beginning)
SalmanManabu MurajiShuji Sumimura (Kekkaishi )
OttoHiroaki HirataVinsmoke Sanji (One Piece)

I am truly amazed that the voice actors behind some of the most iconic characters in the history of anime are involved.

Crunchyroll Announces a Pirate - Themed Original Anime For The Summer!
Fena: Pirate Princess | Source: Official Website

The staff information for the anime was also revealed.

PositionStaffOther Works
Original Story & DirectorKazuto NakazawaKuroko’s Basketball
ScreenplayAsako KuboyamaMoriarty the Patriot
MusicYuki KajiuraDemon Slayer
Music Production FlyingDogSpace☆Dandy
Animation ProductionProduction I.GAttack on Titan
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Fena will do anything possible to find what her family was hiding. Becoming a pirate was never her intention but it is what she was born to do, and we’re here to witness her journey and development!

As Adult Swim said, there is always room for another great pirate anime.

About Fena: Pirate Princess

Fena: Pirate Princess is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series created by Production I.G. The series is a co-production between Crunchyroll and Adult Swim.

Fena Houtman remembers little about her childhood. Orphaned and raised as a servant in a brothel, her life changes when she escapes to an island of pirates.

With Fena being the only one able to unlock her family’s secrets, and a formidable crew of female pirates on her tail, she must take her place as captain of her Samurai crew!!

Source: Crunchyroll

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