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'Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru' Isekai Novels Get 'Light Anime' in October

Animation studio IMAGICA Infos announced on Thursday that it is producing a "light anime" adaptation of Akira Iwafune's Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru (Potions Will Save Me) novel series that will premiere on television in October.

A "light anime" features a simpler animation style that reduces production time and costs. Other "light anime" Animation ID has produced include Lockdown Zone: Level X, Maarui Kanojo to Zannen na Kareshi, Moriarty's Perfect Crime, and With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess.

Mikiko Furukawa (Moriarty's Perfect Crime) is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos and Imageworks Studio. Studio KAIBA is credited for animation assistance. Yūichi Imaizumi is the sound director. bermei.inazawa is composing the music. Kazuya Takahashi is credited for production supervision.

The story centers on Kaede, a normal high school girl who suddenly finds herself reincarnated into a fantasy world full of beastkin, elves, and dragons. She spends an entire day walking to try and find her way in this new world, and rummages through her bag, where she finds a mysterious book. As it turns out, the book allows her to craft potions simply by gathering the necessary materials and chanting "Create." Kaede then plans to use this power to make her way through her new world, and get back to Japan somehow.

Iwafune serialized the story in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website from April 2014 to September 2024. Shufunotomo published the first print novel volume of the story in April 2015 with illustrations by Yoshi Tobe. The 10th volume shipped in September 2024.

Tobe launched a manga adaptation of the novels in Shufunotomo's Hero Comics website in September 2023, where it currently has 15 chapters.

Update: Clarified anime will be a "light anime" adaptation.

Sources: PR Times, Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru anime's website, Comic Natalie