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OLDCODEX Performs Opening Song for Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime

The official website for SILVER LINK's Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari (Butlers: A Millennium Century Story) television anime series revealed on Friday that rock band OLDCODEX (Kuroko's Basketball, God Eater, Free!) will perform the anime's as-yet untitled opening theme song. The song's CD single is slated for release on February 7, 2018.

Kadokawa began streaming the first promotional video for the anime in September.

The "academy comedy x traditional battle action" series will premiere in January.

The anime's cast includes:

Tatsuhisa Suzuki as koma Jinguji, a second-year high school student. Everyone calls him Jay. His image color is blue.

Takuya Satō as Tsubasa Hayakawa, who works at the Café du Vane. His image color is green.

The other characters include:

Akira Tachibana, the shop manager of Café du Vane. His image color is orange.

Hotaru Aoba, a first-year high school student. His image color is emerald green.

Haruto Hizakura, a second-year high school student. His image color is pink.

Kyoichi Sano, a second-year high school student. His image color is light brown.

Daichi Kurosawa, a second-year high school student. His image color is black.

Takashi Mikuni, the head of the academy. His image color is indigo.

Yuki Fujishiro, a first-year high school student. His image color is purple.

Hikari Kageyama, a third-year high school student. His image color is grey.

Ren Shiratori, a third-year high school student. His image color is white.

The anime centers on two protagonists. koma Jinguji (Jay) is the smart and handsome student council president. His elegant smile captures the hearts of women. Tsubasa Hayakawa is a multi-talented and gentle shop assistant at a café. His cafe latte with owl latte art is very popular with female customers. The two men travel through time to fight their archenemy. The charming "Butlers," as they are called, fight supernatural battles and also experience a slapstick comedic life at their academy.

"Intouchable Butlers" (SummerACG) is credited with the show's original work. Masaru Takahashi (unit director for Masamune-kun's Revenge, animation director for Dusk maiden of Amnesia) is directing the series at SILVER LINK. Megumi Shimizu (scriptwriter for Soul Eater, Eureka Seven, Snow White with the Red Hair) is overseeing the series scripts, Fujiko Kosumi (Samurai Drive, 1 Sakura Hill manga artist) is drawing the original character designs, and Masanori Tsuchiya (Restaurant to Another World, Chaos;Child) is the sound director. TOMISIRO (Macross Delta, Restaurant to Another World, Hozuki's Coolheadedness) is composing the music at Lantis.

Source: MoCa News