UPDATES: Atelier Ryza Anime Shares Illustrations Celebrating Upcoming Premiere

Gust has begun sharing celebratory illustrations for the upcoming Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout anime adaptation scheduled to premiere on July 1, 2023.

• Check out our article about the anime following its initial announcement, comprising key art, staff, and a trailer.
• View our previous coverage containing another trailer, character profiles, opening theme, key art, and release timing.
• Reisalin Character Trailer
• Tao Character Trailer
• Lent Character Trailer
• Klaudia Character Trailer
• Empel Character Trailer
• Lila Character Trailer
• New Key Art
• Seaside Paradise Collab Art
• Trailer #2

The anime’s production is by Liden Films and will adapt the events of the first game in the Ryza trilogy. Several trailers and promotional material have already confirmed that the playable characters from the game will appear with their Japanese voice cast.

The first piece of art, drawn by @yoshi55level, is viewable below:

UPDATE 6/19/2023: The second piece of art, drawn by @fal_maro, is viewable below:

UPDATE 6/20/2023: The third piece of art, drawn by @fuumiisc, is viewable below:

UPDATE 6/22/2023: The fourth and fifth pieces of art are drawn by @S_mo_on and @tangented_, respectively:

UPDATE 6/23/2023: The sixth and seventh pieces of art are drawn by @saku_nosuke and @rosuuri, respectively.

Additionally, the original character designer of Atelier Ryza, toridamono, shared celebratory art:

UPDATE 6/25/2023: The eighth illustration is drawn by @ol_mahonanoka:

UPDATE 6/26/2023: The ninth illustration is drawn by @Azusa1019:

UPDATE 6/28/2023: The tenth and eleventh illustrations are drawn by @sutera_sea and @tanu_nisesabori, respectively. 

UPDATE 6/30/2023: The twelfth commemoration illustration is drawn by @lleftt and depicts the party member Klaudia. Additionally, the Atelier Sophie character designer, NOCO, shared a celebratory illustration of their own.

UPDATE 7/1/2023: The final celebration illustration has been shared by Mel Kishida, the Blue Reflection character designer:

Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & The Secret Key is now available worldwide on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.

Lead writer Yashichiro Takahashi returned to write this third entry. Taking place a year after Ryza 2, the titular protagonist and her friends discover newly appearing islands near their home of Kurken Island. The party decides to investigate these mysterious happenings but ends up finding a gate within some ruins, with a voice wanting to lead Ryza to the Code of the Universe.