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'Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru' Light Anime's Teaser Reveals October 2 Premiere
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the "light anime" adaptation of Akira Iwafune's Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru (Potions Will Save Me) novel series began streaming a teaser trailer for the anime on Friday. The teaser reveals the anime's October 2 premiere date on Tokyo MX.
The anime's cast includes:
- Kaede Hondo as protagonist Kaede
- Takeo Ōtsuka as dragon hunter Asuru
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 on 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 on Shufunotomo's Hero Comics website in September 2023, where it currently has 15 chapters.
Sources: Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru anime's website, Comic Natalie
