The staff for the television anime of Umikaze Minamino‘s Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku) light novel series announced four more cast members on Tuesday:

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, the third-oldest daughter of the Silver family

J-Novel Club releases the novels digitally and describes the story:

A great hero lies undefeated on her deathbed, regretting that she never found a foe who could take her down. She never intended to meet her fate anywhere other than on the battlefield, and her peaceful demise has her wishing desperately that things could have been different…But when she suddenly comes to in the body of the young, frail Nia Liston, she’s got an all-new fight ahead of her. Nia is a sickly child, meaning she has a long way to go before she’s in fighting form. Now that she’s been given a second shot at life, however, she’s determined to get what she wants. She’s going to live—and die—for battle this time! Make way for the Merciless Maiden!

The anime stars:

Motoki Nakanishi (Love Is Indivisible by Twins, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time) is directing the anime at KONAMI animation with Haruta Segi as the assistant director. Gigaemon Ichikawa (Himitsu no AiPri, PuniRunes three seasons) is in charge of series scripts, Yūki Itō (Mob Psycho 100 II OAV key animator) and Kana Tosaoka (Kantai Collection -KanColle- film in-between animator) are designing the characters. Naoki Endō (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Nijiyon Animation) is composing the music, and Hiromi Kikuta (Aikatsu!, Blue Period, Haikyu!!) is directing the sound.

VTuber Tsunomaki Watame performs the opening theme song “Respawn!!.” Magic Vision Girls Party (Magic Vision Hirome-Tai) ̌— the musical unit formed by the characters Nia Liston (voiced by Honoka Inoue), Hildetora Altoir (voiced by Rina Honnizumi), and Reliared Silver (voiced by Rina Hidaka) — is performing the ending theme  “Tokimeki Un・Deux・Trois♪” (Heart Fluttering 1, 2, 3♪).

The anime will premiere on October 6 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST, then on the BS NTV, and MBS channels, and will run for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). The anime will also stream on ABEMA, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT after its broadcast. HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs.

Minamino launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2019, and ended its run there in 2021. Hobby Japan started publishing the novels with illustration by Jishaku in September 2022. Katana Canata started drawing the novels’ illustration from its third volume in 2023. (The anime credits both illustrators for the original character designs.) Hobby Japan will publish the 12th volume on October 1.

Kabuto Kodai launched the novels’ manga adaptation on Square Enix‘s Manga UP! service in 2022. Square Enix published the manga’s first compiled book volume in May 2023, and will publish the ninth volume on October 7. Square Enix‘s Manga UP! Global service publishes the manga in English.

Sources: Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden anime’s website, Comic Natalie

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Tegoshi to appear in upcoming anime’s 12th episode

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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 announced additional cast Tuesday. The anime series 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.

Cast

Essera Blanket: Saeko Kamijou (Enen no Shouboutai)

Raffine Silver: Hitomi Ueda (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)

Riculvitar Silver: Azusa Tadokoro (Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii desu ka?)

Lilimi Silver: Ayaka Ohashi (Masamune-kun no Revenge)

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.

Square Enix began simulpublishing the manga in English on its Manga UP! platform in March 2024.

Source: Moca News