An anime adaptation of Masayuki Abe’s Tsuyokute New Saga fantasy novel series is coming to Crunchyroll in summer 2023. The anime platform shared a teaser visual, trailer, cast, and staff details along with the release news.
The novels follow the story of Kyle, who, right when he is about to vanquish the demon king laying waste to his world, is sent back four years in time, to the beginning of the demon invasion. Armed with his memories and skills from the future, he works to prevent the upcoming tragedies before they ever occur.
The cast includes Yūma Uchida (Musashi in ORIENT) as Kyle; Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) as Seran; Fairouz Ai (Power in Chainsaw Man) as Lise; Asami Seto (Raphtalia in The Rising of the Shield Hero) as Urza; and Minami Takahashi (Shia in Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest) as Sildonia.
Norikazu Ishigooka (Midnight Occult Civil Servants episode director) will direct the series at Sotsu Co., Ltd., Makaria, and Yokohama Animation Lab, with series composition by Kenta Ihara.
Original animation character designs are by Nilitsu (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, The Executioner and Her Way of Life). Music composition is by Shachō and Hironori Anazawa.
