KEY POINTS

  • Iska from the Empire will face the Ice Calamity Witch named Aliceliese
  • Iska and Aliceliese will fall for each other
  • "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World" Episode 1 is set to air Wednesday

Iska, a disgraced knight from the Empire, is sent to kill the icy sorceress named Aliceliese. However, they are about to fall in love with each other in "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World." The anime is also called "Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen" in Japanese.

The official synopsis for "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World" Episode 1 shows Iska's first encounter with a fierce witch from Nebulis Sovereignty.

Iska is the youngest to win the most coveted title in the kingdom. Despite being exceptionally good at his craft, he is imprisoned for a deadly sin.

Now, he is released from prison on the condition that he will kill the Ice Calamity Witch, Aliceliese. In the first episode, he heads to the battlefield to confront the witch.

"Embroiled in a hundred-year war, young Iska is sent to assassinate the Ice Calamity Witch, Aliceliese. Meant to murder each other, their initial encounter on the battleground creates doubt in their missions, but finding common ground together would make them traitors to their own countries. Though circumstances previously made them enemies, their now conflicted hearts may just make them lovers!" reads the series synopsis via Funimation.

The anime is based on the novel written by Kei Sazane and illustrated by Ao Nekonabe. Mirao Minato and Shin Oonuma are the directors of the series. Kaori Ishihara performed the opening theme of "Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World" titled "Against" and Sora Amamiya performed the ending theme, named "Koori no Torikago."

The cast of the anime series includes Sora Amamiya as Aliceliese Lou Nebulis IX, Yuusuke Kobayashi as Iska, Ayana Taketatsu as Risiya In Empire, Aya Hisakawa as Millavair Lou Nebulis VIII, Jun Kasama as Nameless, Nao Shiraki as Mismis Klass, Kaori Ishihara as Nene Alkastone, Yumiri Hanamori as Rin Vispose and Shunichi Toki as Jhin Syulargun.

"Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World" Episode 1 is scheduled to air Wednesday. Fans can watch the live stream on Funimation.

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