The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Rui Tsukiyo and Reia's The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat (Sekai Saikō no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru) light novels has released a new promotional video and key visual, as well as additional cast and staff.
The opening theme song is titled, "Dark seeks light" performed by Yui Ninomiya.
The ending theme song is titled, "A Promise" performed by Aira Yuuki.
The anime will premiere on October 6, 2021, instead of the originally planned July premiere due to "various circumstances."
NEW PV:
NEW KEY VISUAL:
OFFICIAL TRAILER:
Kenji Akabane will be voicing Lugh, Reina Ueda will voice Dia, Yūki Takada will voice Tarte, and Shino Shimoji will be voicing Maaha.
CHARACTER ART:
LUGH / DIA
TARTE / MAAHA
Additional cast includes:
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Lugh's father Cian
Chiaki Takahashi as Lugh's mother Ethilu
Yukari Tamura as the Goddess
Junpei Morita as the Assassin
Masafumi Tamura is directing the anime at SILVER LINK and Studio Palette, and Katsuhiko Takayama is both writing and overseeing the series scripts. Eri Nagata is designing the characters.
Additional staff includes:
Chief Animation Director: Kaori Yoshikawa (Studio Palette)
Sub-Design: Arisa Fujii (Chiptune)
Weapon Design: Yoshihiro Ujiie
Prop Design: Akane Imada
Art Director, Art Design: Hiroya Yoshiyama (Cosmo Project)
Art Assistance: Asuka Komiyama (Cosmo Project)
Color Design: Hayato Yoshida
Director of Photography: Yūko Shintani
Graphic Design: Susumu Kashiwabara
3D Director: Keiichi Eda (Chiptune)
Editing: Michi Takigawa (REAL-T)
Audio Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada
Sound Production: Glovision
Music: Kenichi Kuroda
Music Production: Lantis
Sub-Design: Arisa Fujii (Chiptune)
Weapon Design: Yoshihiro Ujiie
Prop Design: Akane Imada
Art Director, Art Design: Hiroya Yoshiyama (Cosmo Project)
Art Assistance: Asuka Komiyama (Cosmo Project)
Color Design: Hayato Yoshida
Director of Photography: Yūko Shintani
Graphic Design: Susumu Kashiwabara
3D Director: Keiichi Eda (Chiptune)
Editing: Michi Takigawa (REAL-T)
Audio Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada
Sound Production: Glovision
Music: Kenichi Kuroda
Music Production: Lantis
KEY VISUAL:
Yen Press publishes the novels in English, and they describe the story as:
When a great assassin is reborn in another world, he finds himself the heir to a long line of killers from the shadows. With both his modern-day knowledge and experience and the special magic and techniques of this new world, he could very well become the most unstoppable assassin in history…!
When a great assassin is reborn in another world, he finds himself the heir to a long line of killers from the shadows. With both his modern-day knowledge and experience and the special magic and techniques of this new world, he could very well become the most unstoppable assassin in history…!