The new season will air on Sundays at 5 p.m. on MBS and TBS, which is the "Nichigo" timeslot. It was announced back in March that the new series would premiere in July.
My Hero Academia began airing in the timeslot in April, and
The Seven Deadly Sins: Signs of Holy War special will air for four weeks in starting in August.
Most of the cast and crew are returning to the new series, but Kyō Yamashita will replace Daisuke Suzuki as the new CG director, and Tatsuya Shimano is replacing Hiroshi Adachi as the modeling director. SANZIGEN will be replaced by Felix Film for 3DCGI. Eir Aoi (
Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero) will perform the new season's opening theme song and Kalafina (
Madoka Magica, first season of
The Heroic Legend of Arslan) will perform the ending theme song.
From the creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa, and director of Yu Yu Hakusho, Noriyuki Abe.
In the kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a powerful city ruled by the fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan, the 14-year-old prince of Pars, is a green ruler and lacks the fierce leadership skills possessed by his father. After his father falls victim to a treacherous plot headed by one of his most trusted comrades, the kingdom of Pars falls in the war with the neighboring nation of Lusitania. Narrowly escaping with his life, Arslan must embark on a journey to reclaim the fallen kingdom and fulfill his destiny as ruler of Pars.