The Thousand Musketeers

The Thousand Noble Musketeers (千銃士) is a Japanese smartphone game developed by Line Games and Marvelous Entertainment, where players collect and fight with various anthropomorphized guns. It was released on Android and iOS devices in March 2018. An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle aired from July 3 to September 25, 2018.[1] The game's official support ended on October 31, 2019.

Characters

American Revolutionary War

  • Brown Bess (ブラウン・ベス)
  • [1]
  • Charleville (シャルルヴィル)
  • [1]
  • Springfield (スプリングフィールド)
  • [1]
  • Kentucky (ケンタッキー)
  • [1]

Napoleon

  • Napoleon (ナポレオン)
  • [1]
  • Rapp (ラップ)
  • [1]
  • Nicola (二コラ)
  • Noël (ノエル)

The Siege of Osaka

  • Ieyasu (イエヤス)
  • Hidetada (ヒデタダ)
  • Yukimura (ユキムラ)

The Wars of German Unification

  • Dreyse (ドライゼ)
  • Chassepot (シャスポー)
  • Tabatière (タバティエール)
  • Lorenz (ローレンツ)

Ottoman

  • Ali Pasha (アリ・パシャ)
  • Esen (エセン)
  • Mahmut (マフムト)

Romanov

  • Aleksandr
  • Ekaterina

The Arrival of Perry

  • Hall

Boshin War

  • Geweer (ゲベール)

Habsburg

  • Karl
  • Leopold
  • Margarita

Bizarre Gun

  • Kiseru
  • Cane
  • Cutlery

Japanese Matchlock Gun

  • Furusato
  • Kinbee

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation illustrated by Miki Daichi launched in June 2018 on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine.[6] In October 2019, it was announced that the manga would end on December 4.[7] As of December 2019, two tankōbon volumes has been released.

Anime

Kenichi Kasai directed the anime at TMS Entertainment and Double Eagle. Takashi Aoshima is the series supervisor, Majiro is the character designer, and Hiroshi Takaki composed the music. The opening theme is "antique memory" by Taku Yashiro and Yoshiki Nakajima, and the ending theme is "BLACK MATRIX" by vistlip.[5] Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and streamed it on Hidive.[10] The series ran for 12 episodes.[11] An OVA episode was released on March 6, 2019.[12]

References

  1. Marvelous' The Thousand Musketeers Game Gets TV Anime in July Anime News Network, March 24, 2018, retrieved March 24, 2018^
  2. Rafael Antonio Pineda. The Thousand Noble Musketeers Anime's Video Reveals More Cast Members Anime News Network, May 24, 2018, retrieved May 24, 2018^
  3. The Thousand Noble Musketeers Anime Replaces Yuichiro Umehara With Tomoaki Maeno Anime News Network, June 14, 2018, retrieved June 15, 2018^
  4. Yuichiro Umehara Returns to The Thousand Musketeers Anime Anime News Network, August 27, 2018, retrieved August 27, 2018^
  5. Crystalyn Hodgkins. The Thousand Musketeers Reveals New Promo Video, 16 More Cast Members Anime News Network, July 2, 2018, retrieved July 2, 2018^
  6. Rafael Antonio Pineda. The Thousand Noble Musketeers Game Gets Manga in June Anime News Network, May 2, 2018, retrieved May 2, 2018^
  7. Senjūshi: The Thousand Noble Musketeers Manga Ends Anime News Network, October 5, 2019, retrieved October 5, 2019^
  8. 千銃士 (1) Kadokawa, Kadokawa Corporation, retrieved December 14, 2018^
  9. 千銃士 (2) Kadokawa, Kadokawa Corporation, retrieved October 14, 2019^
  10. Karen Ressler. Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Thousand Musketeers for HIDIVE Simulcast Anime News Network, June 27, 2018, retrieved June 27, 2018^
  11. The Thousand Musketeers Anime Listed With 12 Episodes Anime News Network, July 7, 2018, retrieved July 7, 2018^
  12. The Thousand Noble Musketeers Anime Gets Original Video Anime Anime News Network, September 26, 2018, retrieved September 26, 2018^
  13. 千銃士 Tokyo MX, retrieved July 3, 2018^