It has been announced that Azagami Yohei will be appearing as a voice actor in "Episode of Heartslabyul", season 1 of "Disney Twisted Wonderland The Animation", an anime adaptation of the popular smartphone game "Disney Twisted Wonderland", affectionately known as "Twisted". Azagami will play Enman Yuuken, who gets lost at the entrance ceremony of Night Raven College, a prestigious magician training school in a parallel world called "Twisted Wonderland". It was also announced that "Piece of my world", the theme song for the original game by the group "Night Ravens", will be used as the opening theme (OP) for the anime.
A teaser PV was released on YouTube, showing the animation footage. In the video, Disney villains such as the Queen of Hearts from "Alice in Wonderland", Scar from "The Lion King", Ursula from "The Little Mermaid", Jafar from "Aladdin", the Queen from "Snow White", Hades from "Hercules", and Maleficent from "Sleeping Beauty" are shown. Enman Yuuken, a member of the kendo club at Tokyo Metropolitan Hibari High School, finds himself lost at the entrance ceremony of Night Raven College when a jet-black carriage suddenly appears on the night of a full moon. Principal Dear Crowley, monster Grimm who aspires to be a magician, and Riddle Rosehearts, head of the Heartslabyul dorm, also make an appearance.
Azagami commented, "I was, of course, aware of the work 'Twisted Wonderland', and I also knew that fans' expectations were growing in preparation for it being made into an anime. But I never imagined that I would be involved in it...! I may be a newcomer, but in true Yuuken style, I will tighten my loincloth and approach the recording sessions with enthusiasm! I look forward to working with you all!"
"Twisted Wonderland" is set at the prestigious magician training school, Night Raven College, and features characters inspired by villains from Disney works, as well as seven dormitories inspired by the worlds of works such as "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Lion King." Yana Toboso , known as the author of the popular manga " Black Butler ," which was also made into an anime, is in charge of the original concept, main scenario, and character design.
The anime will be produced by Yumeta Company and Graphinica, with Takahiro Natori as general director and Makoto Katagai as director. In addition to season 1, season 2 "Episode of Savanaclaw" and season 3 "Episode of Octavinelle" will be produced based on the comic adaptation of the game. Season 1 will be exclusively distributed on Disney+ from October. The voice actors from the game, including Natsuki Hanae, who plays Riddle Rosehearts, will reprise their roles.