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'Maō-sama, Retry!' Anime Reveals More Cast, Visual, July 3 Premiere
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki's Maō-sama, Retry! (Dark Lord, Retry!) light novel series revealed more cast members, a new visual, and the anime's July 3 premiere date on Wednesday.
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 3, and on BS Fuji on July 8.
The new cast members include:
Showtaro Morikubo as Zero Kirisame
Yurika Kubo as Momo
Kazusa Aranami as Kyon
Suzuna Kinoshita as Toron
Chiyo Ōsaki as Mink
M.A.O as Organ
The previously revealed cast members are:
Kenjiro Tsuda as Hakuto Kunai (Akira Ōno)
Kanon Takao as Aku
Kaori Ishihara as Luna Elegant
Aki Toyosaki as Angel White
Rina Satō as Yū Kirino
Hitomi Nabatame as Mikan
Sora Tokui as Yukikaze
The story centers on Akira Ōno, a regular guy who works at a company that manages an online game. He often plays the game as his character "Maō" (Dark Lord). But one day, when he logs on, he is whisked into the game's fantasy world as his character. There, he meets a one-legged girl, and begins his adventures alongside her. But as he is a powerful "Dark Lord," various nations and holy maidens journey to defeat him, and he stirs up trouble everywhere he goes.
Hiroshi Kimura (Haitai Nanafa both seasons, The Irresponsible Galaxy Tylor, Danchigai) is directing the series at EKACHI EPILKA (Crossing Time). Novelist and scriptwriter Ōka Tanisaki is overseeing the series scripts, and Chiyo Nakayama (key animator for Robotics;Notes, Kuroko's Basketball all three seasons) is adapting Makoto Iino's original character designs for animation.
Kaori Ishihara (voice of Luna) is performing the opening theme song "Tempest," and Haruka Tōjō is performing the ending theme song "New."
Sources: Maō-sama, Retry! anime's website, Comic Natalie
