The official website for the television anime adaptation of Umikaze Minamino‘s Kyouran Reijou Nia Liston: Byoujaku Reijou ni Tensei shita Kamigoroshi no Bujin no Karei naru Musouroku (Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden) light novel unveiled additional cast pair and situational visual (pictured above) on Tuesday. The anime will air for two consecutive cours, beginning on October 6 at 9.25 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by BS Nippon TV, and MBS.
The series will hold a special stage event and advance screening for the first three episodes at esports TOKYO BAY studio on September 22.
Voice actors Tomoyo Takayanagi (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby) and Yuuki Urushiyama (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) are joining the cast as Neil Liston and Lynette Blanc, respectively.
Motoki Nakanishi (Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu) is directing the anime at Konami animation, with Nichita Seki (Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX assistant episode director) serving as assistant director. Gigaemon Ichikawa (Sozai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokouki) is handling the series composition. Yuuki Itou (Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi animation director) and Kana Tosaoka (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku animation director) are designing the characters, while Naoki Endou (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai) is composing the music.
Minamino penned the fantasy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website from May 2019 to January 2021. Hobby Japan began publishing the novel under its HJ Bunko imprint with illustrations by Jishaku in September 2022 and by Kanata Katana from the third volume onwards in September 2023. The 11th volume was released on June 1.
Kodai Kabuto began serializing a manga adaptation on the Manga UP! platform in November 2022. Square Enix published the eighth volume on February 6.
J-Novel Club licensed the light novel for digital release in English in November 2023 and published the tenth volume on September 1, with the 11th volume scheduled for a December 9 release.
Square Enix began simulpublishing the manga in English on its Manga UP! platform in March 2024.
Source: moca news