The official website and Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Yū Shimizu and Asagi Tōsaka's The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai) light novel series has released a new promotional video, key visual, additional cast and staff, theme songs artists, and the October premiere.
The opening theme song titled, "Sen-nen Ai" (Thousand Year Love) will be performed by Chiai Fujikawa.
The ending theme song titled, "Yururi" (Leisurely) will be performed by Kaho.
The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy is set to premiere in October 2023.
Yen Press publishes the light novels in English and describes the story as:
Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly exterminated humanity. Determined to uncover the mysteries of this strange new era, Leonis enrolls in Excalibur Academy, a school that trains students to fight back against these enigmatic monsters. Could the Voids hold some connection to Leonis's past?
KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tomofumi Ikezoe as Blackas Shadow Prince /
Ai Kakuma as Roselia /
Daisuke Hirakawa as Demon Lord Leonis
MAIN CAST:
Marina Inoue as Leonis
Yui Ishikawa as Riselia
Aya Suzaki as Regina
Hiromi Igarashi as Elfiné
Honoka Kuroki as Sakuya
Arisa Nakada as Shari
Hiroyuki Morita is directing the anime at Passione. Takayuki Noguchi is in charge of character design, based on Asagi Tōsaka and Asuka Keigen's original designs. Yuuji Nomi is composing the music. Hisayoshi Hirasawa is the sound director.
Additional staff includes:
Series Composition, Scripts: Kunihiko Okada
Art Director: Nozomu Koga
Production Design: Shujirou Hamakawa
Concept Art: Ley Yumeno
Creature Design: Takaaki Izumo
Background Art: Satoshi Ōkubo (Goofy)
Color Key Artist: Sakie Suzuki (C&S)
Compositing Directors of Photography: Kouji Hayashi (C&S), Masaki Satake (C&S)
Editing: Ayako Tan (Graphinica)
Series Composition, Scripts: Kunihiko Okada
Art Director: Nozomu Koga
Production Design: Shujirou Hamakawa
Concept Art: Ley Yumeno
Creature Design: Takaaki Izumo
Background Art: Satoshi Ōkubo (Goofy)
Color Key Artist: Sakie Suzuki (C&S)
Compositing Directors of Photography: Kouji Hayashi (C&S), Masaki Satake (C&S)
Editing: Ayako Tan (Graphinica)
TEASER VISUAL:
Awakening from magical stasis after a thousand years, the Dark Lord Leonis suddenly finds himself in the body of a ten-year-old boy! He quickly meets Riselia, a girl confronting the Voids, creatures that have nearly exterminated humanity. Determined to uncover the mysteries of this strange new era, Leonis enrolls in Excalibur Academy, a school that trains students to fight back against these enigmatic monsters. Could the Voids hold some connection to Leonis's past?