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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, 2026 Debut

The staff for the television anime of Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei) light novel series revealed on Wednesday the anime's main cast and 2026 debut. The anime's staff also revealed a video of the cast describing their characters:

The anime stars Yumi Uchiyama as protagonist Van, a Japanese salaryman reincarnated into an aristocratic family and is known as a child prodigy. M.A.O voices Till, Van's personal maid. Mariya Ise plays Khamsin, a person deeply loyal to Van after he saved his life.

Van, the fourth son of a powerful noble, is only two years old when he remembers his past life as a salaryman in Japan. With his adult brain in a young body, he's considered a child prodigy...until he displays the “Production Magic” skill when he turns eight. In a family that favors offensive magic, this crafting skill is considered useless in battle, and Van is banished to oversee a tiny country town in disgrace. With only his personal maid, the memories of his past life, and his “worthless” magic, can Van improve the fortunes of this little village—and himself?

Akaike first released the story on the Shōsetsu ni Narō website on May 15, 2020, and Overlap Bunko started publishing the light novel series with illustrations by Kururi in September 2021. The eighth volume will ship on August 25. Aoiro began the manga on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in August 2021. The manga's seventh compiled book volume shipped in Japan on April 25.

Source: Press release