十六夜恋歌 春 (Izayoi Renka | Spring)
So I thought recently—“It’s been a while since Bullet announced a new series…I wonder if they’re coming up with anything new for the spring…”—and of course, this pops up on my radar. ( ・ ᴗ ・ )! It looks like the theme for this will be “a passionate historical love story,” so the setting is the end of the Edo era. This series will feature a total of 4 volumes, and the next seiyuus in the lineup have already been announced (see the end of this post for more details).
Synopsis (Paraphrased):
The time is the closing of the Edo era. While simultaneously resisting the wave of change overtaking the turbulent era, an intense love begins to bloom one evening…
You, a temple school student, and 咲也 (Sakuya?), a pupil of a kendo hall, have been friends since childhood.
As the days pass, Sakuya becomes a fine swordsman, and you two openly become a pair of lovers. However, despite becoming a couple, you spend the days unable to do anything typical of such a relationship.
In the midst of your time together, Sakuya is called to the capital by his former teacher, and must part from you.
Almost certain that he may not return from this excursion, Sakuya asks you to forget him for your own sake, and leaves for Edo.
What will become of this forsaken love between you and Sakuya…?
CV: 櫻井真人 (Fukushima Jun)
Release Date: March 25th, 2016.
*The following three volumes of this series will be: Spring (CV: マーガリン天狗/Fujiwara Yuuki), released 6/24, Fall (CV: 平井達矢/Hirakawa Daisuke), released 9/30 and Winter (CV: 土門熱/Satou Takuya), released 12/23.