There’s grimdark as a genre where things keep going wrong; the world and the people in suck, and the trailer for Iceblade Sorcerer makes me think grim-school should be a thing too.
In grim-school anime, the world is dark, and things go wrong, but there’s always school.
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World is coming to Crunchyroll. The series premieres in Japan on January 5th, and Sony’s platform will stream it as that happens.
Crunchyroll describe both the grim and the school in their synopsis;
The Iceblade Sorcerer is hailed as the most powerful sorcerer in the world. The one who inherited this title, Ray White, struggles to deal with his own immense power. After fighting in the Far East War, his last accomplishment, he vanished from the battlefield along with a deeply scarred psyche. Three years have passed since then, and Ray has enrolled at the Arnold Academy of Magic, a school attended by elite sorcerers from around the world.
Ray is the first “Ordinary” to attend this academy since it was founded, so he’s greeted by looks of scorn and contempt from its noble-born students. And now, he and the priceless friends he has found there are about to become entangled in multiple schemes. So begins the story of the most powerful sorcerer’s school life filled with both friendship and hardship.
The anime is based on the light novels by Nana Mikoshiba and will be directed by Mashiro Takata (High-Rise Invasion). Junya Enoki (Digimon Adventure) will voice the dangerous Ray White.
Via Crunchyroll.
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