Heroes of Light: A Story about Magic

Heroes of Light: A Story about Magic is a Japanese-American-Canadian anime television series commissioned by Seikunime and primarily animated by Studio Aura, Ω+ Animation, and New Xebec (the latter, New Xebec, left the production after the tenth episode). The anime began production after Seikunime reported a financial loss for Nano Invaders II. The anime would air on TV Surge Nippon sometime in February-March 2020.
in early January, it was announced that the anime will air on February 1st in Japan.
==Plot==
When teenagers with magical talents turn 14, they are invited to the magical academies, such as Menore in England, Pitsorths in America, and Bipora in Asia.
Six teenagers will arrive at Menore, as they take on the magical world of Variara.
==Characters==
* Joseph Ford (USA)
** English voice: Greg Abbey
* Rachel Price (CAN)
** English voice: Laura Bailey
* Danièle Beauregard (FRA)
** English voice: Kira Buckland
* Nashio Katsumoto (JPN)
** English voice: Johnny Yong Bosch
* Machi Jun (JPN)
** English voice: Benjamin Diskin
* Caitlin Chambers (ENG)
** English voice: Carrie Keranen
* Nishiyama Reiko (JPN)
** English voice: Kari Wahlgren
==Development==
On October 30th, 2019, Seikunime reported that Nano Invaders II made a financial loss of $6,790,500 USD and that once it ended its broadcast on American TV, it would be written-off. In response, Heroes of Light: A Story about Magic was ordered by Seikunime and Aura Television Productions, with production starting right away. Firebasket Asian Animation assisted with producing the in-between frames and Silver Arts Animation assisted with animating the key animation for the anime. 
=== Production ===
Production was moved to a new episode every other week due to the coronavirus, replacing it on days it doesn't air will be Sentai Five. 
Following the first month, the ratings were solid, however, the production team would wait until the summer for an official Season 2 announcement.
On May 1, 2020, Venga Seikunime announced that Season 1 will end after 22 episodes, with the remaining thirteen episodes being repurposed as the first half of the second season for Spring 2021. 
==== English language version ====
On March 30, 2020, it was announced that the first five episodes were dubbed, with episodes six through eight's dub were being finalized. Dubbing will be delayed until mid-June 2020 due to the coronavirus. Two versions were produced, an edited dub and an uncut dub. The edited dub toned down the violence and language. NYAV Post will produce both dubs.
==Episodes==
TBA.
==Broadcast==
=== Japan ===
TV Surge Nippon would begin airing the anime in Japan sometime in February-March 2020, with rebroadcasts on TV Akihabara and SurgeAnime Japan to follow at a later date.
SurgeAnime started airing the anime on March 15, 2020, with TV Akihabara following suit on April 5th, 2020.
=== Canada ===
YTV Family would be the primary broadcaster of the edited version in Canada and will air the edited dub as part of their daytime schedule. YTV will be the primary broadcaster of the uncut version in Canada, with the show being on the Bionix block.
=== United States ===
Nickelodeon Family premiered the edited version in the United States on April 11th, 2020, replacing a Jewelpet rerun. New episodes aired throughout April and May, before temporarily being replaced with reruns of the first eight episodes throughout June and July due to dubbing issues. New episodes of the edited dub resumed in August 2020. Beta Cartoon acquired the broadcast rights to the uncut version. The edited version would also be re-broadcast on SurgeAnime Extra at a later date.
=== France ===
Game One will broadcast the series uncut, dubbed in French by Firebasket International. The series will start on March 23, 2020. The series ran for three weeks before dubbing was delayed, the next airdate is sometime in June. 
=== South Korea ===
Tooniverse will broadcast the series edited, dubbed in Korean by Firebasket International. The series will start in early April. However, by late March, it was announced that they will delay airing until June 2020 due to delays in dubbing.
=== United Kingdom and Ireland ===
On March 15th, 2020, it was announced that both Disney XD in Wales and SurgeAnime UK/Ireland were jointly bidding for the rights to the edited version in the UK and Ireland. However, in August 2020, it was reported that Disney XD Wales have dropped out of the bid due to their impending sale.
===Streaming===
==== Simulcast ====
Bantaview, Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Hulu, FunimationNow, VRV, Tubi, Vudu, and Amazon Prime Video have shared streaming rights in the United States.
Crunchyroll and Prime Video will share global streaming rights.
==== Dubbed version ====
Dubbed uncut episodes will be available on Bantaview and Crunchyroll two months after it airs on Beta Cartoon.
==Trivia==
*Similar to Nano Invaders II, as a project commissioned by a third-party AuraAnime Licensing does not have the master license to the anime.
Category:Anime
Category:YTV Family
Category:Nickelodeon Family
Category:Seikunime
Category:Beta Cartoon
Category:SurgeAnime
Category:Shows delayed due to the 2019-20 COVID-19 pandemic