The staff for the TV anime of Hifumi’s The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels unveiled on Sunday a teaser trailer, the cast, the staff, and the January 2027 premiere date. Crunchyroll will stream the series outside of Japan.

 

Toshiyuki Toyonaga plays Asley.

Yōko Hikasa plays Pochi.

Keisuke Ōnishi (The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest) is directing the series at Studio Elle. Kurasumi Sunayama (Dr. Stone: Science Future, Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World) is in charge of the series scripts, and Yumiko Mizuno (The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest) will design the characters. Yuri Habuka (Maebashi Witches, Sushi and Beyond) is composing the music at Lantis.

Other staff announced include:

J-Novel Club is releasing the novels’ manga adaptation under the title The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure, and it describes the story:

A couple thousand years of solitude would wear down any young man—that is, anyone except Asley, an eternally youthful and eternally foolish sorcerer. After all, he has man’s best friend…er, familiar, to keep him company. When his Level 100 canine companion Pochi demands that he get some fresh air for the first time in two centuries, Asley sets out to reintegrate into society and test his magic mettle. His mission? Dropping several unglamorous titles from his repertoire and restoring his good (okay, decent) name.

A brand-new world and fresh adventures await Asley after his many years of hermitage. Perhaps he’ll lend Pochi a hand to place first in the mysterious Familiar Feud. Or maybe he’ll lose all vestiges of dignity and turn tail. Whichever comes first! No matter what, Asley has great evil to fight, a big world to save, and even a little growing up to do…that is, if he can endure Pochi’s “friendly advice” along the way!

Hifumi began serializing the original story in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in January 2015, and ended it in September 2019. Taibundo Publishing released the first print volume in September 2015, with illustrations by Kurihito Mutō, and released the 14th and final volume in December 2019.

Fuh Araki launched the manga adaptation in Earth Star Entertainment‘s Comic Earth Star website in April 2017. Earth Star Entertainment shipped the 13th compiled book volume for the manga on February 12. J-Novel Club released the manga’s ninth volume in English on June 17. The manga is also available on the Crunchyroll Manga app.

Source: Email correspondence 

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hifumi‘s Yuukyuu no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume (The Eternal Fool’s Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure) light novel revealed the main cast, staff, and a teaser promotional video on Sunday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2027.

Voice actors Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Shiguang Dailiren) and Youko Hikasa (Shaman King (2021)) are starring as Asley and Pochi, respectively.

Staff

Director: Keisuke Oonishi (Party kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni Tsuki)

Series Composition, Script: Kurasumi Sunayama (Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo)

Character Design: Yumiko Mizuno (Party kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni Tsuki)

Art Director: Kaya Aoki (Osake wa Fuufu ni Natte kara)

Color Design: Yuusuke Watanabe (Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu)

Director of Photography: Yuusaku Murakami (Yuusha ga Shinda!)

Background Art: Hiroshi Izumi (Yuusha, Yamemasu), Kaya Aoki

Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki (Kemono Jihen)

Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi (Honzuki no Gekokujou)

Sound Production: Procen Studio

Music: Yuri Habuka (Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.)

Music Production: Lantis

Animation Producer: Suguru Shakagouri (Okashi na Tensei)

Animation Studio: Studio Elle

Hifumi began penning the fantasy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in January 2015. Earth Star Entertainment began publishing the novel under its Earth Star Novels imprint with illustrations by Kurihito Mutou in September 2015 and published the 14th and final volume in December 2019.

Fuu Araki began drawing a manga adaptation on Comic Earth☆Star platform in April 2017. Earth Star Entertainment published the 13th volume on February 12.

J-Novel Club licensed the manga for digital release in English in April 2024 and published the ninth volume on June 17, with the tenth volume scheduled for a September 9 release.

Teaser PV

Source: Press Release

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