Anime

Orient is an anime produced by A.C.G.T studio, based on the manga written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. The first cour consisting of 12 episodes aired from January to March 2022. A second cour covering the Awaji Island arc is set to air starting July 2022.

Description
At age 10, best friends Musashi and Kojirou sat in excited silence as Kojirou's father spun tales of evil demons who preyed on the innocent, and the warriors who defeated them. Practicing swordplay, the two swear an oath to become the strongest in the world, but as they grow up, Kojirou turns cynical, and Musashi comes to the realization that he can't overturn 150 years of demon rule on his own. He's being called a prodigy with a pickaxe, and he's almost ready to settle into a life of labor. Yet he can't shake the feeling that he is still has a responsibility to act... and soon, the injustices of his world will force his hand...

Japanese

 * Yuma Uchida as Musashi
 * Soma Saito as Kojiro Kanemaki
 * Rie Takahashi as Tsugumi Hattori
 * Satoshi Hino as Naotora Takeda
 * Hiro Shimono as Shiro Inukai
 * Azumi Waki as Nanao Inusaka
 * Wataru Hatano as Hideo Kosameda
 * Haruki Ishiya as Aoshi Sanada
 * Saori Oonishi as Shunrai Yamamoto
 * Katsuyuki Konishi as Jisai Kanemaki
 * Houko Kuwashima as Obsidian Goddess
 * Inoue Marina as Mitsuru Osafune
 * Kiyono Yasuno as Michiru Saruwatari
 * Tomoaki Maeno as Tatsuomi Uesugi
 * Youko Hikasa as Kuroko Usami
 * Natsuki Hanae as Kanetatsu Naoe
 * Yoshiki Nakajima as Masaki Amakasu
 * Kengo Kawanishi as Haruhisa Shimazu
 * Atsushi Tamaru as Natsuki Shimazu
 * Yuichi Jose as Fuyuie Shimazu
 * Kouki Uchiyama as Akihiro Shimazu
 * Gakuto Kajiwara as Katsumi Amako
 * Takeo Ōtsuka as Morishika Yamanaka
 * Saho Shirasu as Sanae Satsukigawa
 * Shogo Sakata as Hikaru Yokomichi
 * Kōhei Yanagi as Keiji Yabunaka
 * Tarusuke Shingaki as Seiroku Inukawa
 * Tomokazu Sugita as Yataro Inuda

English

 * A.J. Beckles as Musashi
 * Stephen Fu as Kojiro Kanemaki
 * Emi Lo as Tsugumi Hattori

Music

 * Opening Theme: "Break Out" by Da-Ice
 * Ending Theme: "Nani-iro" by Wataru Hatano

Promotional Material
Trailers =

Trivia

 * Initially scheduled for March 17, 2022, broadcast, Episode 11 was preempted on the TV Tokyo channel due to earthquake and tsunami warnings in Japan. Crunchyroll simulcast released the episode, but quickly removed it after a request from the anime's production committee.