Hortensia Saga
Media. Manga. A manga adaptation illustrated by Pon Jea and Seiji began serialization in Media Factory's "seinen" manga magazine "Monthly Comic Alive" on March 27, 2020. Anime. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films was announced on December 28, 2019. The series was directed by Yasuto Nishikata and written by Rintarō Ikeda, with character designs by Takayuki Onoda and music by Zenta. It aired from January 7 to March 25, 2021. The opening theme is "LEADER" performed by MY FIRST STORY. Mafumafu performed the first ending theme from Episodes 1–7 and 9–12, while Yui Horie performed  the second ending theme "VEIL" for Episode 8 as her character Mariel D'Hortensia. Funimation licensed the series and streamed it on its website in North America and the British Isles, in Europe through Wakanim, and in Australia and New Zealand through AnimeLab. On October 29, 2021, Funimation announced the series would receive an English dub, which premiered the following day. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll. In Southeast Asia, Muse Communication has licensed the series and streamed it on Bilibili.