In December 2019, it was announced that Bungou to Alchemist, a game developed by DMM GAMES, will receive an anime adaption in April 2020. The first episode, titled “Run, Melos!” premiered on April 4. Since then, the anime has been released weekly (with a few breaks).
Bungou to Alchemist’s official Twitter account recently announced that the anime is going on a break after the release of its 7th episode on May 30. The series will resume from July 3, 2020.
The announcement reads:
“Thank you for watching “Bungo and the Alchemist: Judge’s Gear.” For convenience, broadcasting from episode 8 onwards will resume from July 3, but during that time, the following measures will be implemented.
1, One-Time Delivery Plan
2, Staff Q & A
3, Book Card Gift.”
English translation, Twitter translate
More details are available on their website.
Episode 7 of the series, titled “Hell Screen Part 2”, will be released on May 30.
Episode 7 Plot [SPOILER]
The storyline for the 7th episode will be as follows:
“That man paints. He has the capital’s number one painting skills; however, his appearance and arrogant attitude are loathed by people. He can paint only things he sees, and once he hurt his disciples to depict a ghastly picture.
That’s what the man was like, but he doted on his daughter a lot. He lived happily until one day, his Lord kidnaps the daughter. To get his daughter back, he’s ordered by the Lord to paint an image of Hell onto a folding screen….”
About Bungou to Alchemist
Bungou to Alchemist was launched on November 1, 2016, by DMM GAMES as a browser game, expanding to mobile platforms the following year on June 14. Through the years, the franchise has expanded into novels, stage plays, and even anime.
The game puts the player in a world where they can meet Japanese writers from the past. The player has to purify tainted books by delving into them with the help of a party of writers. The more books you purify, the more writers are available to you for forming a party.
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