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On Oct. 21, it was announced that La Corda d'Oro 3, a popular game among females, is becoming a TV anime. The anime will begin broadcasting in April 2014. Along with this announcement was additional information including Tecmo Koei Games being credited with the original work, Yuki Kure being credited as the original character designer, and Ruby Party being credited as the supervisor. Other than this, details on the staff were not revealed, though more information should be announced in the coming days, so keep an eye out for it. On the other hand, it was decided that the voice cast from the series will be reprising their roles for the anime. This includes a lineup of popular seiyū starting with Reiko Takagi as Kanade Kohinata.
La Corda d'Oro 3 is the newest game in Tecmo Koei Games’ popular series La Corda d'Oro. It was released in 2010. The game is a female-oriented romance simulation game that has the huge characteristic of being centered around classical music. The series began in 2003, and the 10th anniversary was celebrated this year on Sept. 19. Being a hugely popular series, it has a strong fanbase. It can be said that fans have waited a long time for this anime adaptation.
The story takes place eight years after La Corda d'Oro and La Corda d'Oro 2. However, it still takes place at Seisō Academy. The story begins with the main character transferring to Seisō Academy. The main character forms an ensemble with those she becomes friends with at the school, participates in national tournaments, and aims for victory. Through this process, she strengthens her bonds through conversing with her abundantly unique friends and fighting with all she has against her rivals. Of course, love is a major theme. Players can enjoy having romances with the 12 characters who are romance targets. This story of longing will be reproduced in the anime.
Along with the anime adaptation, a comic version of La Corda d'Oro 3 has also been decided upon. The comic will begin serialization in the January issue of the magazine LaLa on sale Nov. 22. The comic is being drawn by manga artist Yuki Kure who is in charge of the anime’s original character designs.
Source: animeanime
Source article written by Yushi Makari