is a 2023 Japanese anime miniseries based on the Trails video game series by Nihon Falcom. The series follows a conflict between the Erebonian Empire and the North Ambria State and is set during the ellipsis between the video games Trails of Cold Steel II and III. It follows Lavian Winslet, who leads a small platoon of Martin Robinson, Iseria Frost, and Talion Drake within the Northern Jaegers mercenary corps.
Northern War was produced by Tatsunoko Production and had twelve episodes aired weekly from early January to late March 2023. The series was licensed and dubbed in English by Crunchyroll. A spin-off mobile gacha game by UserJoy Technology was released in Japan in December 2023 and worldwide in May 2024.
Premise The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War depicts the Northern War, a conflict between the Erebonian Empire and the North Ambria State, and placed during the ellipsis between the video games Trails of Cold Steel II and III. It follows Lavian Winslet, a girl born in North Ambria, a poor country in the northwest of Zemurian continent. She enlists in the Northern Jaegers, the largest mercenary corps in Zemuria to protect her hometown, while distinguishing herself from her grandfather, Vlad, the renounced hero who betrayed their country. Prior to the start of the anime, Lavian assembles a platoon with Martin S. Robinson, Iseria Frost and Talion Drake for a secret mission to Erebonia, an imperialistic country to the south, to gather information about an Erebonian hero that spells a threat to their country.
Characters + Characters and voice cast Character Japanese actor English actor Lavian Winslet Makoto Koichi Sarah Roach Martin S. Robinson Yuichi Nakamura Ben Balmaceda Iseria Frost Sarah Emi Bridcutt Anjali Kunapaneni Talion Drake Yūki Ono Chris Niosi Grak Gromash Haruhiko Jō Jeina Storm Mie Sonozaki Monica Rial Rogan Mugart Takayuki Kondo Christopher Wehkamp Rean Schwarzer Koki Uchiyama Eric Vale Valimar Altina Orion Inori Minase Ivano Jun Fukushima Ryan Colt Levy Tack Ryuichi Kijima Nazeeh Tarsha Millium Orion Lechter Arundel Matt Shipman ENGLISH DUB REVIEW: THE LEGEND OF HEROES: TRAILS OF COLD STEEL – NORTHERN WAR "MEMORIES BURNING CRIMSON" Even more baffling is that Lechter Arundel had his dub voice actor, Max Mittelman, in his last appearance but is now voiced by Matt Shipman for some reason. Giliath Osborne Michael Sorich Rufus Albarea D. C. Douglas Wallace Bardias Alan Lee Aurelia Le Guin Valerie Arem Campanella Zach Aguilar Sara Valestein
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