Fena: Pirate Princess

***Fena: Pirate Princess*** (海賊王女, *Kaizoku Ōjo*) is a Japanese anime television series co-created and produced by Production I.G, and co-created and directed by Kazuto Nakazawa that started airing on Adult Swim via Toonami and stream on Crunchyroll in August 14, 2021, with a Japanese broadcast release set for October 2021. More information on the show, including new artwork, a release window, and unveiling of the cast and crew, was revealed at the Annecy Work In Progress panel of the show on June 16th, 2021. The August 14th, 2021 release date, as well as the English dub cast and more artwork of the show were also revealed on July 20th, 2021; the opening and ending songs were also revealed three days later on July 23rd, 2021. The anime's english dub stars Brittany Cox, Robb Moreira, Nicholas Corda, and Anjali Kunapaneni.

## Story

### Synopsis

#### Original

A tale of a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman. Fena has been raised on an Island where there is no hope of becoming anything more than chattel, to be used and discarded by soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: forge a new identity, free of bondage, and search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mysteries behind a keyword “Eden.” It is the story of a lifetime adventure she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!

#### Updated

Fena: Pirate Princess tells the tale of a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman, living in a fantastic alternate history version of the 18th century. Fena has been raised on an island where there is no hope of escaping the dark destiny forced upon her by her captors, to be used and discarded by the soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: escape her captors, forge a new identity, and search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mystery behind the keyword: "Eden." It's the story of the adventure of a lifetime she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!

#### Annecy

Fena Houtman remembers little about her childhood. Orphaned and raised as a servant in a brothel, her life changes when she escapes to an island of pirates where she discovers the truth behind her family. With Fena being the only one able to unlock her family's secrets, and a formidable crew of female pirates on her tail, she must take her place as captain of her ninja crew for a high seas adventure!

#### Crunchyroll

After an orphan escapes to the high seas, she takes her place as captain of a pirate crew for a swashbuckling adventure!

## Staff

* **Animation Studio**: Production I.G
* **Direction**: Kazuto Nakazawa
* **Original Story**: Kazuto Nakazawa x Production I.G
* **Screenplay**: Asako Kuboyama
* **Music:** Yuki Kajiura
* **Music Production**: FlyingDog
* **Character Design:** Kazuto Nakazawa (original designs) and Yasuko Takahashi (final designs)
* **Background Artist:** Yusuke Takeda

## Cast

* Japanese Cast
* English Cast

* Asami Seto as Fena Houtman
* Ryota Suzuki as Yukimaru Sanada
* Takahiro Sakurai as Shitan
* Aoi Yuki as Karin
* Gen Sato as Enju
* Ryota Osaka as Kaede
* Jun Osaka as Tsubaki
* Shintaro Tanaka as Makaba
* Manabu Muraji as Salman
* Hiroaki Hirata as Otto
* Rika Fukami as Grace O'Malley
* Ai Kineta as Ching Shih
* Marina Yabūchi as Charlotte Barry
* Ayaka Nanase as Mary Read
* Hiyori Kono as Hannah Snell
* Kaoru Marimura as Artemisia
* Saiko Moriya as Anne Bonnie
* Mari Hino as Alvida

- Brittany Cox as Fena Houtman

- Robb Moreira as Yukimaru Sanada

- Nicholas Corda as Shitan

- Anjali Kunapaneni as Karin

- Brandon Winckler as Enju

- Darrel J. Delfin as Kaede

- Alan Lee as Tsubaki

- Thomas E. Wynn as Makaba

- Frank Todaro as Salman

- Doug Stone as Otto

- Dawn M. Bennett as Grace O'Malley

- Marin Miller as Ching Shih

- Courtney Shaw as Charlotte Barry

- Stephanie Sheh as Mary Read

- Sarah Anne Williams as Hannah Snell

- Erika Ishii as Artemisia

- Laura Post as Anne Bonnie

- Rachel Slotky as Alvida

## Music

* **Opening theme**: "Umi to Shinju" (The Sea and Pearls) by JUNNA (Music and Lyrics by Yuki Kajiura)
* **Ending theme**: "Saihate" (The Farthest Shore) by Minori Suzuki (Music by Yoshiaki Dewa, Lyrics by Jun Aiba)

## Gallery

Key Visual 1Key Visual 2 (Textless)Key Visual 3
## Trailers

Fena- Pirate Princess - A Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Production - OFFICIAL TRAILERFena- Pirate Princess - A Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Production - OFFICIAL TRAILER 2オリジナルアニメーション「海賊王女」 第1弾PV - 2021年10月放送開始Fena- Pirate Princess - A Crunchyroll and Adult Swim Production - OFFICIAL TRAILER 3オリジナルアニメーション『海賊王女』 第2弾PV - 2021年10月放送開始
## Trivia

* Fena: Pirate Princess had a marathon on Toonami that aired on Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 10:30 PM to 4:45 AM.

## References

1. ↑ Fena: Pirate Princess Announcement | Toonami Special Edition | Adult Swim Con

## External links

* Official Japanese website
* Official Japanese twitter
* Official English twitter