Summer means heading down to the beach and splashing around and that’s what Bojji and friends will be doing at the Ranking of Kings summer festival special event this July. The event’s key visual was released today at the series’ AnimeJapan 2022 stage today showing the gang in their adorable swimming attire.

Though, they won’t actually be at the beach, with the Ranking of Kings summer festival special event being held at the Tokyo International Hall on July 10 in two sessions, though the day session is already booked out. The cast from the TV anime series is set to make an appearance.

Ranking of Kings is based on the manga of the same name by Sosuke Toka and features animation directed by Yosuke Hatta at WIT Studio. Crunchyroll is streaming the entire series in both subbed and dubbed formats, describing it as such:

How prosperous your nation is, how many powerful warriors it boasts, and how heroic and strong its king is. These are the criteria that factor into the system known as the Ranking of Kings. The main character, Bojji, was born the first prince of the kingdom ruled by King Bossu, who is ranked number seven. But Bojji was born unable to hear and is so powerless that he can’t even swing a sword. In consequence, his own retainers and the public, look down upon him as completely unfit to be king. It is then that Bojji finds his first friend, Kage, and Bojji’s life takes a dramatic turn…

Source: Ranking of Kings on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.