The production team behind the television anime adaptation of Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku), based on Umikaze Minamino‘s light novel series, has announced four additional cast members:
- Saeko Kamijō as Essera Blanket, personal maid of the Silver family’s youngest daughter Reliared
- Hitomi Ueda as Raffine Silver, eldest daughter of the Silver family
- Azusa Tadokoro as Riculvitar Silver, second-oldest daughter of the Silver family
- Ayaka Ōhashi as Lilimi Silver, third-oldest daughter of the Silver family
Story
A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. When she suddenly awakens in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she faces an entirely new challenge. Determined not to waste her second chance at life, she sets her sights on one goal: to live — and die — for battle.
Previously Announced Cast
- Honoka Inoue as Nia Liston
- Fūka Izumi as Rinokis Funk
- Rina Honnizumi as Hildetora Altoir
- Rina Hidaka as Reliared Silver
- Taku Yashiro as Anzel
- Yōko Hikasa as Fressa
- Satoshi Hino as Gandolf Rogen
- Kōichi Sakaguchi as Bendelio
- Junichi Suwabe as Hyurence Altoire
- Maaya Uchida as Sharro White
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Asuma
- Tomoyo Takayanagi as Neil Liston
- Yūki Urushiyama as Lynette Blanc
Staff
- Director: Motoki Nakanishi (Love Is Indivisible by Twins, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time)
- Assistant Director: Haruta Segi
- Animation Studio: KONAMI animation
- Series Scripts: Gigaemon Ichikawa (Himitsu no AiPri, PuniRunes)
- Character Design: Yūki Itō and Kana Tosaoka
- Music: Naoki Endō (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Nijiyon Animation)
- Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta (Aikatsu!, Blue Period, Haikyu!!)
Theme Songs
VTuber Tsunomaki Watame performs the opening theme “Respawn!!” The ending theme “Tokimeki Un・Deux・Trois♪” (Heart Fluttering 1, 2, 3♪) is performed by in-universe unit Magic Vision Girls Party, consisting of Nia Liston (Honoka Inoue), Hildetora Altoir (Rina Honnizumi), and Reliared Silver (Rina Hidaka).
Broadcast & Streaming
The anime premieres on October 6 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST, followed by BS NTV and MBS. It will run for two consecutive cours. Online streaming in Japan will be available on ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT. HIDIVE will carry the simulcast internationally.
Source Material
Minamino originally serialized the story on Shōsetsuka ni Narō from 2019 to 2021. Hobby Japan began publishing the print edition with illustrations by Jishaku in September 2022; Katana Canata took over illustration duties from the third volume in 2023, and both illustrators are credited for the original character designs in the anime. The 12th volume is due out on October 1.
A manga adaptation by Kabuto Kodai has been running on Square Enix’s Manga UP! platform since 2022. The ninth compiled volume releases on October 7, and the series is available in English via Manga UP! Global.
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