The anime film based on Nao Iwamoto’s romantic fantasy manga, Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni released its first teaser trailer, giving us a glimpse of the series’ story, characters, and amazing visuals.
The teaser also reveals the two main cast members of the movie, with Kento Kaku as Naranbayar, and Minami Hamambe as Sara, the prince, and princesses of two rival nations, who slowly fall in love despite their marriage being arranged.
Kin No Kuni Mizu No Kuni is set to premiere in Autumn, 2023.
▍Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni Anime Story
A long time ago, there existed two kingdoms that never got along, getting into petty disputes over the most mundane of matters, looking for anything to spark a war between them. One day the two countries spark a war over an incident of removing dog poop.
As the war is about to begin, God intervenes demanding that the two nations finally set aside their differences, and usher in peace by having their most intelligent man, and most beautiful woman from both countries marry each other, bringing peace once and for all.
Sara, and Naranbayar are chosen as the pair to be wed from both countries, and what started out as a pretense to maintain peace, blooms into a full-fledged romance as the two begin to develop feelings for one another.
Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni Anime Story is originally a manga story written by Nao Iwamoto, and published in Shogakukan’s josei magazine Flowers. and was nominated for the 10th Manga Taisho awards, ranking second out of 13 nominees.
▍Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni Anime Staff and Production
Original Creator: Nao Iwamoto
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Screenplay: Fumi Tsubota
▍Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni Anime Cast
■ Naranbayar – CV: Kento Kaku
■ Sara – Minami Hamambe